On the level Boy, this could be your year Make an old man proud of you Forget about the tears See me eye-to-eye Stand up like a man Even from the underside Man, I never had a choice Never had a chance

There I was, now here I am I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get lost Lines get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, now here I stand I came up out of the water Raise my hands up to the father

Skylarking, skylarking That's what youth do today Before they stand up firm on their feet Get a likkle work, a likkle work And earn their bread honestly Beggin' you a five cent, sir Beggin' you a ten cent, sir Cannot help, no, cannot help So if you all

There I was, now here I am I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get lost Lines get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, now here I stand I came up out of the water Raise my hands up to the father

Stand up for your rights Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight And now we see the light We gonna stand up for our rights Come on brothers, get up, stand up You, preacher man don't tell me Heaven is under the earth You a duppy and you don't know

I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree And I feel like I'm clinging to a cloud I can't understand I get misty, holding your hand Walk my way And a thousand violins begin to play Or it might be the sound of your hello That music I hear

Is there anyone out there cause it's getting harder and harder to breathe When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love You'll understand what I mean when I say There's no way we're gonna give up And like a little girl cries in the face of a

You or me, baby, who's gonna break first? Who's gonna walk up and say "hi" Say, "what the hell are we doin'?" Then lean in a little close to whose lips Standing at the bar tryin' to get a drink Got one I hadn't touched at the table Somebody said you're

The scream becomes a yawn I'll shut up and carry on When I get to the bottom of it I sink Seems like nothing I said Ever meant anything But a headline over my head Thought I made a stand Only made a scene There's no feast for the underfed

If you think that you're strong Wanna fight well come on And line up 'Cause livin' up against the wall, yeah Has got us locked up Come on and line up If you got all the stuff And you can't get enough Then line up Instead of just standin' around