Oh, the river rise and it's a mile high Is this worth tryin'? Is this worth tryin'? 'Cause I could fall like a tear Well, there's nothing else I can do
Baby lose that frying pan You don't live to feed that man Nothing's gained through self denial 'cause you weren't born to be servile Don't you know you
Brothers, sisters, come with me Into the light, into the light Brothers, sisters, can't you see Into the light, into the light? How did you lose sight
I will sit right here and bide my time As longs as it takes to get What's rightfully mine. (what's rightfully mine) And I wont be denied Cause all
I worked the land to raise a family Til I was weary to the bone But hard labor never bothered me Lord it's all I've ever known Too many seasons are calamity
I could be wrong, I could be right I could be black, I could be white Your time has come your second skin The cost so high, the gain so low Walk through
Rise, throw away the charade of your life Let the flame of my heart, burn away Your complacence tonight I command you to rise Wash away the decay of your
What?s a boy supposed to see When he?s staring in the mirror at age thirteen? Where?s the man he wants to be? He must be hiding behind the lies that he
It's not hard to see anyone who looks at me Knows I am just a rolling stone Never landed any place to call my own To call my own Well it seems like so
I remember way back when The circus came to town It was like nothing I had ever seen Spun my head around Maybe it was all those crazy lights But I stepped
Let?s find some place and bide our time Party even when the sun won?t shine You and I are two of a kind Cowards in a brave new world Put ourselves in
Aah, aah, aah, aah In the midnight sun, watching colors run Bring back electric green When the morning comes, we'll be overdone Time for my favorite
Big wet snow the day I left Didn't stick around like me, I guess Half a tank of gas, money well spent Mississippi was a frozen wreck I'm still in love
We talked it out And we've had our say And we both agree we're better off this way Well, good for us We're so grown up And there's no hard feelings Sure
Your bright and shining star Fell a little short of glory And left you wondering Where you are, where you are While you're down there in the trenches
Rise to the rhythm, rise to the call Come face the music, or be nowhere at all Go down to the river, no need to fear Your trials can be over, there are
I could say I didn't love you You could say you never cared We'd both know that isn't true Me and you Me and you I don't let too much get to me I shake
Tell me what you're gonna do, and I'll believe you once again Don't let this be the battle that you're afraid to win Sit there with your visions, your