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

Oh no, 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
Oh no I, I

Forgive them that tear 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, what seemed like a memory
I've searched and found the ways you used to lure me in
Oh, I found the way, oh, why it had to be
Mired in denial and so afraid

If we ever find it's true
That we have the strength to choose
Our freedom or the chains
We held 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 something 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

Oh, I won't be told anymore
(If we ever find it's true)
That I've been brought down in this storm
(That we have the strength to choose)

And left so far out from the shore
(Our freedom or the chains)
That I can't find my way back, my way anymore
(We held together)

Oh no, I won't be told anymore
(If we ever find it's true)
That I've been brought down in this storm
(That we have the strength to choose)

And left so far out from the shore
(Our freedom or the chains)
That I can't find my way back, my way anymore
(We held together)