Don't let em take it all away It's getting harder every day Brothers, sisters, hear me say 'Til my very dying day
I'm down on my luck I'm out on the streets I'm at wits end and I've nearly been beat See they've taken my home They've taken my wife They've taken my job And they've taken my life But there's one thing that they will not take That I will hold til the end Until my dying day 'Cause it's part of me And it's time that we say They will not take it all away!
I'm pounding the pavement Through thick and thin Good times and bad You know I just can't win I've been beat on, kicked on, insulted to my face The whole bleedin' world thinks I'm a bleedin' disgrace Yeah they can own my body but they'll never own my mind So they better face the facts, 'cause now is the time 'Till we all join hands, and all of us say They will not take it all away
Since the day I was born I've been runnin' uphill I work my fingers to the bone Just to get my fill And they still want more It's getting harder everyday Until there's nothing left Until they take it all away