The fire is burning
We lay our weapons down to rest
This war ain't over
'Til all the people will be freeStraight from our hearts we cry
This war has stolen too many lives
Cause for the sake of freedom we
Will die
Our songs will carry onOh lord we try, we try
To keep our dream alive
And voices will be heard
All around the worldSo stand up and cry for freedom
And keep the dream alive
Yeah, stand up and cry for freedom
And keep the dream aliveOur brothers in prison
But no crime was ever done
I call it racism
Ashamed I face my fellow manThe children are taken away
And families destroyed
And millions have died from starvation
We can't go on this wayOh lord we pray, we pray
That maybe soon someday
The world will smile again
And they shall be releasedSo stand up and cry for freedom
And keep the dream alive
Yeah, stand up and cry for freedom
And keep the dream aliveSo stand up and cry for freedom
And keep the dream alive
Yeah, stand up and cry for freedom
And keep the dream aliveSo stand up and cry for freedom
And keep the dream alive
Yeah, stand up and cry for freedom
And keep our dream aliveSo stand up and cry for freedom
And keep the dream alive
Yeah, stand up and cry for freedom
And let 'em know that we are hereOh no, we can't go on this way
And we will never give up
Fighting for freedom
Yeah, and we will keep this dream alive
Songwriters
BRATTA, VITO/TRAMP, MIKEPublished by
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