My home towns dear to me, its always in my sight
(but) my citys shadows walk around in broad daylight
Theyll even shoot a woman down for what she writes
So now you pay for civil liberty with life
Chorus
So hard its easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad its easier to never take it on
But we cant give up
And we cant lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid
Ii
You must not ever stop the search for peace within
Cause if you find it, theres no better prize to win
In losing peace of mind youre losing everything
Dont draw away from it whatever shape youre in
Chorus
So hard its easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad its easier to never take it on
But we cant give up
And we cant lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid
Iii
With all our songs and stories we have brushed aside
The very nature of a beast we tried to hide
With all the ugliness this city has to fight
How could we leave it to a mother and a wife?
Chorus
So hard its easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad its easier to never take it on
But we cant give up
And we cant lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid
We must not be afraid
We must not be afraid
Chorus
But we cant give up
And we cant lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be
We must not be afraid
We must not be afraid