THOUGHT MY HOPES HAD DIED THAT NIGHT
I SAW THE FUTURE SLOWLY SLIP AWAY
SEEMS WE'VE GOT THIS GREAT DIVIDE,
SELF-GAIN AND GREED HAVE HAD THEIR WICKED WAY
NOW, NOW WE'VE GO FIVE MORE YEARS,
AND WASTED TEARS WON'T WASH THIS STAIN AWAY
THE DAYS AHEAD LOOK BLEAK FOR SOME,
THE FEAST FOR OTHERS HAS BEGUN
HOLD ON TIGHT, HOLD ON TIGHT, HOLD ON TIGHT TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT

HOW I FELT DESPAIR THAT NIGHT,
OUR FEARS HAVE SURFACED ONCE AGAIN,
SHAME, ASHAMED AT WHAT THEY'VE DONE
BY MAKING IT A LITTLE HARDER FOR ME AND YOU
NOW I ASK WHAT CAN BE DONE,
DOWN THESE CRUMBLING STREETS
A WIND OF CHANGE MUST COME,
AS I TAKE YOU IN MY ARMS
WE WILL PROUDLY WALK AND NEVER RUN
HOLD ON TIGHT, HOLD ON TIGHT, HOLD ON TIEGHT TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT

SOME HAVE SEEN IT ALL BEFORE,
IT WASN'T ALL THAT LONG AGO
THEY'VE SOLD US LIES, THEY'VE SOLD US LIES,
GLASS HOUSES IN THE CITY, RETREATS AT ILE DES CHIENS,
TIME TO GET UP OFF OUR KNEES
AND WORK TO TOWARDS A BRIGHTER DAY
ALL THE HOPES I THOUGHT I'D LOST THAT NIGHT
WILL GIVE ME STRENGTH TO OVERCOME