Let faith be my shield, and let joy be my steed
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'Gainst the dragons of anger, the ogres of greed
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And let me set free with the sword of my youth
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From the castle of darkness, the power of the truth
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I’ve struggled as a man to figure out this life
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And what I’m doing with the time that I’ve been given
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I search to find the reasons for the wrong and for the right
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And it’s clear the status quo is the first thing that must go
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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I struggled as a boy to work out wrong from right
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Feet of clay by day, man of steel by night
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I wished for some great teacher that would guide me to the light
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But the voice inside me say there’s no quick and easy way
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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Leaders seeking power are spoiling for a fight
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My learning friends are sure who should be chosen
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Each day the papers tell me who is wrong and who is right
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But between the lines I find no reason in the rhyme
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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There is nothing out of reach in this world
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The story told for many years can no longer serve us well
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There is nothing out of reach in this world
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It’s in our hands, in our hands
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Far away the spirit guides me
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Speaks in tongues I understand
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Far away the spirit calls to me
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A message for the common man
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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Gonna be some changes
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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Gonna be some changes
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(Changes)
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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(Changes)
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To make it through tomorrow
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Gonna be some changes
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(Changes)
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Gonna be some sorrows
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We badly need them
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To make it through tomorrow
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Let faith be my shield, and let joy be my steed
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'Gainst the dragons of anger, the ogres of greed
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And let me set free with the sword of my youth
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From the castle of darkness, the power of the truth |