I live alone inside my mind
Everyday is the day I die
I go walking up her street, undected in the heat
With a thosand differnt faces passing by

They're out there hanging posters of Jesus
On my block they've covered every wall
But I suppose we can all use a savoir
So I told them do the whole city and save us all

There's a young kid wailin' mad on the saxophone
And someone screams, "Man, I dig the sound!"
And the girls around the corners make your matts a little warmer
If you just let them take you down
But you got to let them take you down, right!

There are some men who would lead us to destruction
They're dealing dirt, pain and misery
They talk the silver tongue, they got one hand on a gun
And they spit lies at you and me

Aww most people 'round here ain't got no money
They got chains that rain straight to drains,
They work for somebody who answers to somebody else
And nobody even knows their name
And nobody even knows their names

awww come on
come on
and rise up
Take somebody by the hand
awww come on
come on
and rise up
The ghosts of promised lands

I'm not talking about revolution, no no
I'm not trying to make demands
But I want you to know that wherever you go
You got the whole wide world in your hands
You got the whole wide world in your hands

awww come on
come on
and rise up
Take somebody by the hand
awww come on
come on
and rise up
The ghosts of promised lands

Come on................................


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Thanks to (anonymous) for correcting these lyrics. Aug 30, 2008