It ’s a peaceful thing To know that freedom as a rule belongs to me There ’s something very wrong When the color of a man Is all you see After all this time How can a single voice explain Any reason for the pain we all have seen It ’s not a dream Chorus One man stood tall And faced the devil with his back to the wall And took one step Closer to Heaven above So he took a stand And walked where no one else would dare to even try It was the only way If not for bravery The soul would surely die Right before my eyes ，he gave his life unselfishly So that all the father ’s children could be free Like you and me Repeat Chorus Before his work is done We ’ve got to put an end to this game of Choosing sides I want us to be one And I won ’t let it go Till it ’s over I ’m here waiting
[00:24.53]It ’s a peaceful thing [00:28.35]To know that freedom as a rule belongs to me [00:33.93]There ’s something very wrong [00:38.25]When the color of a man [00:41.40]Is all you see [00:44.55]After all this time [00:46.38]How can a single voice explain [00:49.22]Any reason for the pain we all have seen [00:54.40]It ’s not a dream [00:58.21]Chorus [01:02.12]One man stood tall [01:03.69]And faced the devil with his back to the wall [01:13.75]And took one step [01:15.98]Closer to Heaven above [01:24.38]So he took a stand [01:28.49]And walked where no one else would dare to even try [01:33.07]It was the only way [01:37.74]If not for bravery [01:39.37]The soul would surely die [01:44.04]Right before my eyes ，he gave his life unselfishly [01:48.36]So that all the father ’s children could be free [01:53.85]Like you and me [01:57.25]Repeat Chorus [02:27.65]Before his work is done [02:30.91]We ’ve got to put an end to this game of [02:34.31]Choosing sides [02:35.78]I want us to be one [02:40.15]And I won ’t let it go [02:45.79]Till it ’s over [02:47.31]I ’m here waiting
