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 back in this storm And left so far out from the shore That I can't find my way back, my way anymore No, I.. No, I... Forgive them they teared down my soul Bless them that they might grow old And free them so that they may know That it's never too late For the many times would seem like a memory I searched and found the way to choose to the end I found the ways, why it had to be Mired in denial and saw all the rain If we ever find it true Life we have is made to choose Free the ball, the chain We're here together I'm gonna tell you a story Stand up for righteousness! What? Stand up for justice! What? Stand up for truth! How can a person grow up with all this around them? You got to call on that something Where does it come from? That can make a way out of no way All this hatred? What we've got here is.. Fear! That power that can make a way out of now no way Failure to communicate I tell ya I seen the lightning...I've heard the thunder roll! 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.. Sometimes... Hatred isn't somethin' you're born with I feel discouraged It gets taught Sometimes I feel discouraged I felt this fear He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone, no never alone, No never alone! Let's get something straight, alright? Promised never to leave me! This whole thing was fucked up Never to leave me alone! All men betray. All lose heart! I don't want to lose heart!...I want to believe 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 And I can't find my way back, my way anymore No I won't be told anymore That I've been brought back in this storm And left so far out from the shore That I can't find my way back, my way anymore