O Sons And Daughters Let Us Sing! Ringtones

And so they came with perfect schemes And precious dreams that made them one One by one Oh, and there they stood lost in the haze With spirits blazing like the sun Mothers and daughters, Fathers and sons They held the light Yes they did And it shined all night Oh, all night And they took the blows Yes they did Never letting go Oh no, oh no Oh no And so they came with perfect schemes And precious dreams that made them one One by one Oh, look up and see the eagles fly And fill the sky beneath the sun Mothers and daughters, Fathers and sons You hold the light Yes you do And you've got the right Oh, got the right And you'll feel the blows Yes you will Don't you dare let go Oh no, oh no Said that we have the right Yes we do It's down in black and white Oh oh, oh oh And we made it so Yes we did And we won't let go Oh no, oh no

And I will hold you tight Like the moon in the arms of the sky And I will keep you warm I will build a fire in this house And I'll build a fire You fetch the water and I'll lay the table And in our hearts We still pray for sons and daughters And all those evenings Out in the garden, with red red wine These quiet hours turning to years And I, I'll wrap myself Around your heart I'll be the walls of his heart And I, I'll keep a light on To call you back home And I'll build a fire You fetch the water and I'll lay the table And in our hearts We still pray for sons and daughters And all those evenings Out in the garden, with red red wine These quiet hours turning to years And it's all to come For now we're still young Just building our kingdom But it's all to come And I'll build a fire You fetch the water and I'll lay the table And in our hearts We still pray for sons and daughters And all those evenings Out in the garden, with red red wine These quiet hours turning to years It's all to come For now we're still young

Young man on his way home from the market, Just enjoying a beautiful afternoon Gets kinda dark, sun just set There's these other young men standing On the corner, nothing to do, just hangin' around They're passing out their weapons to each other: Brass knuckles - pipes - chains - half a bricks - Broken bottles - switchblades Young man lands in jail for some crime he did not commit 352 years hard labor in Angola prison - 352 years at hard labor Sleepless nights between sugar cane and cotton It's where he learns the ropes and pays with his soul For some crime he did not commit We think we're safe at home with our bumper stickers saying - Just say no - We give up a few freedoms here and there in the name of a - Squeaky clean America - Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical Screaming for blood and justice Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical Screaming for blood and justice They show us the faces of hatred over and over - a new one every week Could be Manuel Noriega Could be the Ayatollah Any old scapegoat 'll do The young man will be our sacrificial lamb Pro choice - no choice We're sending our sons and daughters to their slaughter Pro choice - no choice Slogans mean nothing to a young man facing 352 years hard labor in Angola To a young man facing 352 years hard labor in Angola For a crime he did not commit It's freedom of speech - as long as you don't say too much You can't stop running water You can't kill the fire that burns inside Don't deny our flesh and blood And don't forsake our sons and daughters You can't stop running water You can't kill the fire that burns inside Don't deny our flesh and blood And don't forsake our sons and daughters It's freedom of speech - as long as you don't say too much I think we're all runnin' thinkin' that we can hide I think we're runnin' tryin' to get away But sooner or later we gonna realize We gonna meet up with the truth face to face

Praise Him all you sinners Sing oh, sing you weary Oh, praise Him all you children of God We lift high His glory Shown throughout our stories We praise Him as the children of God Our great redeemer, glorious Savior Your name is higher than the rising sun Light of the morning, You shine forever Your name is higher than the rising sun Your name is higher than the rising sun Praise His name forever Speak it loud and clear now Oh, praise Him all you children of God Our great redeemer, glorious Savior Your name is higher than the rising sun Light of the morning, You shine forever Your name is higher than the rising sun Your name is higher than the rising sun Hallelujah, name above all Simply to speak Your name is praise Hallelujah, I will always forever We lift Your name in praise