We Shall Be Free

Album: The Chase (1992)
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  • This ain't comin' from no prophet
    Just an ordinary man
    When I close my eyes
    The way this world shall be
    When we all walk hand in hand

    When the last child cries for a crust of bread
    When the last man dies for just words that he said
    When there's shelter over the poorest head
    Then we shall be free, yeah

    When the last thing we notice is the color of skin
    And the first thing we look for is the beauty within
    When the skies and the oceans are clean again
    Then we shall be free

    We shall be free, we shall be free
    Stand straight and walk proud
    'Cause we shall be free

    When we're free to love anyone we choose
    When this world's big enough for all different views
    When we all can worship from our own kind of pew
    Then we shall be free, yeah (oh, oh, oh)

    We shall be free, we shall be free
    Have a little faith, hold out
    'Cause we shall be free

    And when money talks for the very last time
    And nobody walks a step behind
    When there's only one race
    And that's mankind, then we shall be free

    We shall be free, we shall be free
    Stand straight (walk proud)
    Have a little faith (hold out)
    We shall be free (oh, oh, oh)
    We shall be free, we shall be free
    (Stand straight) stand straight
    (Have a little faith) walk proud
    'Cause we shall be free (oh, oh, oh)

    We shall be free, we shall be free
    Stand straight, walk proud
    'Cause we shall be free (oh, oh, oh)
    (We shall be free) Writer/s: Stephanie Davis, Troyal Brooks
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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