Easy to Lose Hope

My home towns dear to me, its always in my sight
My citys shadows walk around in broad daylight
Theyll even shoot a woman down for what she writes
So now you pay for civil liberty with life

So hard, its easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad, its easier to never take it on

But we cant give up
And we cant lose hope
And we cannot hide away

We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid

You must not ever stop the search for peace within
'Cause if you find it, theres no better prize to win
In losing peace of mind youre losing everything
Dont draw away from it, whatever shape youre in

So hard, its easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad, its easier to never take it on

But we cant give up
And we cant lose hope
And we cannot hide away

'Cause we can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid

With all our songs and stories we have brushed aside
The very nature of a beast we tried to hide
With all the ugliness this city has to fight
How could we leave it to a mother and a wife?

So hard, its easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad, its easier to never take it on

But we cant give up
And we cant lose hope
And we cannot hide away

We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be
We must not be afraid

We must not be afraid
We must not be afraid

We cant give up
And we cant lose hope
And we cannot hide away

We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be
We must not be afraid

We must not be afraid
We must not be afraid