[Verse 1] I am a woman over sixty I still move like I’ve got time Wife and mother, grandmama With a full heart and a sharp mind I go out and buy things I don’t need Just to feel the day unfold Then I meet my friends for coffee And we laugh until we’re old [Pre-Chorus] But my heart won’t sit still When the world is in pain I see the names, I see the faces And I carry them again [Chorus] I’ve got coffee and quiet fire I’ve got hands that want to rise I will speak for the innocent I will not close my eyes Coffee and quiet fire That’s the way I stay alive (I will speak, I will speak) I will love this world enough to fight [Verse 2] Both my parents have passed on So I miss a daughter’s call But I have my two brothers And a family that won’t fall I write my words into the morning To bring light where shadows grow Share my point of view with strangers And watch the kindness flow [Pre-Chorus] Because every broken border Every grave the news won’t name Every child caught in the crossfire Feels like a burn inside my veins [Chorus] I’ve got coffee and quiet fire I’ve got hands that want to rise I will speak for the innocent I will not close my eyes Coffee and quiet fire That’s the way I stay alive (I will speak, I will speak) I will love this world enough to fight [Bridge] If power turns away Then we become the answer One voice in the dark Can still become a banner For Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan For every child afraid I’ll keep on showing up Till the silence breaks [Chorus] I’ve got coffee and quiet fire I’ve got hands that want to rise I will speak for the innocent I will not close my eyes Coffee and quiet fire That’s the way I stay alive (Still I speak, still I speak) I will love this world enough to fight
