Verse 1

Woke up this morning with a renewed sense of faith
Knowing the road is rough, but gotta run this race.
Hope still abounds as long as I can breathe
Especially for folks who look like me
Martin Luther King is known for a dream
But mine was delayed by Covid-19
Never really worried til it hit like a brick
Praying hard because my daughter was sick

Hook

Oh no, the stress, but still He blessed

Verse

400 years is a long time to get rejected
From slavery, Jim Crow to separated
Folks have fought and given up their lives
Just so we can try to have equal rights
Every day, I’m proud of peaceful protesting
This world is full of trials, we’re being tested
It’s time to stand up, yell out loud and clear
2020 was the year we persevered

Hook 2


I don’t know which way to turn

I’m tired, so tired....tiyerd

Verse 3


All I know is, folks are tired
Seems like we’ve been running a million miles
With no end in sight, that’s not right
Lord please don’t let me die tonight
Got my I can’t breathe shirt and mask on tight
Just turned the big 5-0 but I’m in this fight
Got my fist in the air cause it represents
The inner core of all my strength

Hands up, don’t shoot
Hands up, don’t shoot
Hands up, don’t shoot
Hands up, don’t shoot