I won't be told anymore That I've been brought down in this storm And left so far out from the shore That I can't find my way back My way anymore No, I won't be told anymore That I've been brought down in this storm And left so far out from the shore That I can't find my way back My way anymore No I... I Forgive them 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 Oh the many times What seem like a memory I've searched and found the ways you use to lure me in I've found the ways, oh why it had to be Mired in denial, and so afraid If we ever find it true That we had the strength to choose I'm free of all these chains We held together
I'm gonna tell you a story What? What? How can a person grow up with all this around them? Where does it come from? All this hatred? What we've got here is.. Failure to communicate Everybody's acting like we can do anything and it don't matter what we do. Maybe we gotta be extra careful because maybe it matters more than we even know.. Hatred isn't somethin' you're born with It gets taught I felt this fear Let's get something straight, alright? This whole thing was fucked up All men betray. All lose heart! I don't want to lose heart!...I want to believe Stand up for righteousness! Stand up for justice! Stand up for truth! You got to call on that something That can make a way out of no way That power that can make a way out of now no way I tell ya I seen the lightning... I've heard the thunder roll! Sometimes... I feel discouraged Sometimes I feel discouraged He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone, no never alone, no never alone! Promised never to leave me! Never to leave me alone! 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!!
I won't be told anymore That I've been brought down in this storm And left so far out from the shore That I can't find my way back My way anymore No, I won't be told anymore That I've been brought down in this storm And left so far out from the shore That I can't find my way back My way anymore