Stand Like Steel

Lyrics

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