Uptown Martyrs

Lyrics

[Couplet 1] See all the columns, people who pay in Their money to hear you play, seventy songs so far The public relate to the prophet the critics upraise Your status has grown and now wherever you go What you are you can see in the faces of those Whose political drug can be found in the words that you sing, that you sing [Refrain] Uptown martyrs, say it for me Uptown martyrs, that's what I be So far, we're going far, I can say If you stay, stick with me I will show you the way I will show you the way [Couplet 2] You're well aware, you're not alone, nor are you mean Yet people draw comparisons with you and James Dean It's revelation time, they've come for their king You're giving your everything being yourself And everyone's trying to see someone else You're the one to watch, yeah, you're a name, you're a name [Refrain] Uptown martyrs, say it for me Uptown martyrs, that's what I be So far, we're going far, I can say If you stay, stick with me I will show you the way I will show you the way Uptown martyrs, say it for me Uptown martyrs, that's what I be Yeah, I will show you the way [Couplet 3] There are nights on your own in some lonely bars When reflecting ideals of all your public, say you are And the time they're wasting on the wrong track Someday you know they'll put a knife into your back And the way the world is in need of a change If people only tried to get it in their brains It's all for all, an' all of us for one And solidarity's the only social gun