All my life spent listening to the same old lies Bound working to the same old time Kept hush about the same old crimes But if we get any further right I'll be finding a place where I can freely live my life In a manner that I feel's right For a purpose that furthers light Never having to struggle or fight For the freedoms of the common man For the love of a giving hand Numb All my life told I should not defy Taught I should just comply That I'm a villain if I occupy But if none of us try ask why We'll never see a time When a black life's worth a white When a woman isn't undermined When greed isn't held up high When none of us have to die For the freedoms of the common man For the love of a giving hand