Warm yourself by the fire, son
And the morning will come soon
I'll telll you stories of a better time,
In a place that we once knew
Before we packed our bags
And left all this behind us in the dust
We had a place that we could call home,
And a life no one could touch
Don't hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don't need your help now
You will let me down, down down!
Don't hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don't need your help now
You will let me down, down down!
DOWN!!!
We are the angry and the desperate
The hungry, and the cold
We are the ones that kept quiet,
And always did what we were told
But we've been sweating
While you slept so calm, in the safety of your home
We've been puling out the nails that hold up
Everything you've known
Don't hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don't need your help now
You will let me down, down down!
Don't hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don't need your help now
You will let me down, down down!
DOWN!!!
So Open your eyes child,
Let's be on our way
Broken windows and ashes
Are guiding the way
Keep quiet no longer,
We'll sing through the day
Of the lives that we've lose
And the lives we've reclaimed
(GO!)
Don't hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don't need your help now
You will let me down, down down!
Don't hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don't need your help now
You will let me down, down down!
Don't hold me up...
(I don't need your help, i'll stand my ground)
Don't hold me up...
(I don't need your help)
NO! NO! NO!
Don't hold me up!
(I don't need your help,
I'll stand my ground)
Don't hold me up!
(I don't need your help, i'll stand my ground)
Don't let me DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN!