From the factories to the to wherever darkness wields its knife To the hearts of beating For those who have a burning deep inside that scares them to death but keeps them alive In the middle of the surrounding
No matter how many battles are won, the war will continue to on With their unlimited weapons of media, power and And just you feel all hope is lost, you hear of someone with their life they've paid the cost You return to the fight a little scarred, a little more determined
Everyone else around you wallows in the of mediocrity But you're all consumed with the altruistic vision that person should be free
But through every cloudy night, only driving force is to do what's right You give in, you keep fighting the good fight
You fight for one to get a second chance and you fight for the masses to be able to dance In a freedom field of dignity and justice heart well it must be strong, and your soul true enough to carry on As you your mind in the midst of all the shambles
The are stacked so high, its so much easier to resign to live your life the way they told you
We know we're strong enough to survive, but be damned if our kids have to live their lives With the same kind of hopelessness and utter We can't protect them from every evil they see but we can fight for them to free With a little self and liberty screaming
And those that came before us and all their lives Never made it ahead, let alone, couldn't get by Never got to enjoy what worked so hard for For our children who have yet to come, and our parents and grandparents who on and on and on That forges the unyielding for the fight of freedom
They're gonna we're crazy and look down on us We may be poor, but our souls are And I'd rather be damned than how they told me to