Somewhere inside my soul there is an echo of my youth

Some pithy little saying that contained a grain of truth

If patience is a virtue, persistence is its mark

It's better light a candle than stand and curse the dark

But if we stand together we might turn this world around

Hold your ground



In the corridors of power where our voice is seldom heard

The status quo is what they want, they can get it with a word

For us it takes a thousand voices, a million angry shouts

To notify the ship of state to bring its course about

But if we pull together we might turn this ship around

Hold your ground



Oh, this world is changing

Spinning out through space and time

Oh, it's rearranging

All the things we thought were yours and mine

You've got to hold your ground

Hold your ground

Hold your ground



Sometimes it seems the motion is strictly retrograde

There are so many reversals of advances that you've made

The things you thought were changing have shuddered to a halt

But if we stand together we might turn this world around

Hold your ground

Hold your ground

Hold your ground



It isn't for the faint of heart to bet when the odds are long

And neither is it easy to be right in face of wring

You must proceed from strength to strength, although the road is rough

And sometimes human courage just isn't quite enough

But if we stand together we might turn this world around

Hold your ground

Hold your ground

Hold your ground

Oh this world is changing