Sometimes you're backed up against the wall

And the ground gets harder every time you fall

Well they say nothing comes easy

I'll stand taller so you can see me

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And I will light the flame, I will see it through

To make a change, don't shoot

I will swallow pain, do what I gotta do

My hands are up, please don't shoot

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Feeling beaten, broken down, and torn

Won the battle, now let's end the war

Well they say nothing comes easy

So I'll stand taller until you see me

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And I will light the flame, I will see it through

To make a change, don't shoot

I will swallow pain, do what I gotta do

My hands are up, please don't shoot

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Sam sang a story about a change to come

Dr. King had a dream that we were one

That there was an end to societies brutality

For the children justice will be reality

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And I will light the flame, I will see it through

To make a change, don't shoot

I will swallow pain, do what I gotta do

My hands are up, please don't shoot

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Please don't shoot

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Sometimes you're backed up against the wall