Stand Like Steel

Martin Luther King in Alabama
Faced a howling mob
With just the bible in his hand
He could hear the distant thunder
He knew his days were numbered
But he believed in freedom
And so, he never ran

He said, "You've got to stand
Yep, stand like steel
And carry your cross through the fire
That's part of the deal"
You've got to stand
Stand like steel
Nobody ever promised a garden of roses
Nobody gets to heaven without a fight
That's right, stand like steel

Baby
Oh, yeah
Yeah

A South African namеd Stephen Biko
Spoke against aparthеid
And the tyrants in his land
They locked him up to their own disgrace
But he told the truth as they slapped his face
He said, "You can take my life
But there'll be someone to take my place"

'Cause we're gonna stand
Yep, stand like steel
Cnd carry our cross through the fire
That's part of the deal
We've got to stand
Stand like steel
Nobody ever promised a garden of roses
Nobody gets to heaven without a fight
That's right, stand like steel

Hey, yeah
Stand like steel
Stand like steel
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, oh...

Now we all must fight our private battles
To tear away this darkness
That enslaves us from our birth
It takes more than guts
To be strong enough, that's right
It's an act of faith in the power of love
That's right
And we dare not talk of freedom
Until we're free from our own curse

You've got to stand
Yeah, stand like steel
And carry our cross through the fire
That's part of the deal
Baby, you got to stand
Yeah, stand like steel
Nobody ever promised a garden of roses
Nobody gets to heaven without a fight
Nobody ever promised a garden of roses
Nobody gets to heaven without a fight
That's right, that's right, yeah, stand
Come on and stand like steel