.the fire is burning we lay our weapons down to rest this war ain't over 'till all the people will be free straight from our hearts we cry this war has stolen too many lives cause for the sake of freedom we will die our songs will carry on oh lord we try, we try to keep our dream alive and voices will be heard all around the world so stand up and cry for freedom and keep the dream alive yeah, stand up and cry for freedom and keep the dream alive our brothers in prison but no crime was ever done i call it racism ashamed i face my fellow man the children are taken away and families destroyed and millions have died from starvation we can't go on this way oh lord we pray, we pray that maybe soon someday the world will smile again and they shall be relased so stand up and cry for freedom and keep the dream alive yeah, stand up and cry for freedom and keep the dream alive so stand up and cry for freedom and keep the dream alive yeah, stand up and cry for freedom and keep the dream alive bridge so stand up and cry for freedom and keep the dream alive yeah, stand up and cry for freedom and keep our dream alive so stand up and cry for freedom and keep the dream alive yeah, stand up and cry for freedom and let 'em know that we are here oh no, we can't go on this way and we will never give up fighting for freedom yeah, and we will keep this dream alive