I won't be told anymore
That I've been brought down in this storm
Ooh, and left so far out from the shore
That I can't find by way back, my way anymore
Oh, no, I won't be told anymore
That I've been brought down in this storm
And left so far out from the shore
Oh, that I can't find my way back, my way anymore, no

Oh, I

Forgive those that tear down my soul
And bless them that they might grow old
And free them so that they may know
That it's never too late
For the many times would seem like a memory
I searched and found the ways
You used to lure me in
Oh, I found the ways
Ooh, why it had to be
Mired in denial, and so afraid

If we ever find it's true
That we have the strength to choose
Oh, freed of all the chains
We held together

I'm gonna tell you a story
Stand up for righteousness
What
Stand up for justice
What
Stand up for truth
How can a person grow up with all this around them?
You gotta call on that something...
Where does it come from?
...That can make a way out of no way!
All this hatred
What we've got here is...
Fear
That power that can make a way out of no way
Failure to communicate
I tell you I've seen a lightning flash, I've heard the thunder roar
Everybody's acting that we can do anything and it don't matter what we do, maybe we gotta be extra careful, because maybe it matters more that we even know
Sometimes
Hatred isn't something you're born with...
I feel discouraged
...it gets taught
Sometimes I feel discouraged
I felt this...fear
He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone. No, never alone, no, never alone
Let's get somethin' straight, alright?
He promised never to leave me
This whole thing is fucked up!
Never to leave me alone
Well, all men betray, all lose heart
I don't wanna lose heart! I wanna believe!
Black men and white men together, at the table of brotherhood, I have a dream!
Free at last, free at last
Thank God almighty, We are free at last!

Oh, I won't be told anymore
(If we ever find it's true)
That I've been brought down in this storm
(That we have the strength to choose)
And left so far out from the shore
(Oh, freed of all the chains)
That I can't find my way back, my way anymore
(We held together)

Oh, no, I won't be told anymore
(If we ever find it's true)
That I've been brought down in this storm
(That we have the strength to choose)
And left so far out from the shore
(Oh, freed of all the chains)
That I can't find my way back, my way anymore
(We held together)