Hold the Fight

[Intro] Rise up, rise up We still stand tall Rise up, rise up Hear the people call [Verse 1] Morning train packed tight Hands sore from the grind Boss man keeps his smile While he steals our time But we know the score Every bill, every bite They take from the day Then sell back the night [Pre-Chorus] Still we plant our feet In the rocky ground Still we lift our heads When the shutters come down [Verse 2] Corner store got bare Shelves look mean and thin Mama counts her coins Then she lets me in Talk of profit bloom Where the children starve But the old roots hold In the yard, in the heart [Break] Hey, hey Hold the line Hey, hey One more time [Pre-Chorus] Still we plant our feet In the rocky ground Still we lift our heads When the shutters come down [Chorus] Hold the fight Hold the fight We will not fold tonight Hold the fight Hold the fight Till the people win the light [Bridge] They build high walls We build long songs They count their gold We sing all day long If they want fear We bring drums and fire If they want chains We turn up desire [Solo] [Instrumental] [Break] No more bowing down No more selling out Keep the foot in place Let the whole town shout [Verse 3] At the river bend Kids pass seeds around Teaching little hands How to work the ground Not for a lord Not for a greedy hand For the bread we share For the whole wide land [Pre-Chorus] Still we plant our feet In the rocky ground Still we lift our heads When the shutters come down [Chorus] Hold the fight Hold the fight We will not fold tonight Hold the fight Hold the fight Till the people win the light [Verse 4] When the chain gets tight And the talk gets cold We remember who Made the work and sold Not a ruler's name Not a banker's grin Just the hands that rise And the will within [Break] Hey, hey Hold the line Hey, hey One more time [Bridge] They build high walls We build long songs They count their gold We sing all day long If they want fear We bring drums and fire If they want chains We turn up desire [Chorus] Hold the fight Hold the fight We will not fold tonight Hold the fight Hold the fight Till the people win the light [Solo] [Instrumental] [Break] No more bowing down No more selling out Keep the foot in place Let the whole town shout [Bridge] They build high walls We build long songs They count their gold We sing all day long If they want fear We bring drums and fire If they want chains We turn up desire [Pre-Chorus] Still we plant our feet In the rocky ground Still we lift our heads When the shutters come down [Outro] Rise up, rise up We still stand tall Rise up, rise up Hear the people call