Times are serious

Our leaders imperious

We're armed and dangerous

And they play us for fools

Half of us are right

Half of us are wrong

And still the rest left holding the bag

Somehow keep stumbling on

But nothing worth fighting for is free

You might think it's hopeless

That it's time to cut and run

But in the midst of darkness

Even shadows need to stand up to the sun

Nothing worth fighting for is free

All those votes

All those dollar bills

Don't add up

And it makes a country ill

Nothing worth fighting for is free

You might think we're different

'Cause it seems we've always been

But nature has a habit

Of settling scores in the end

Times are serious

They're downright delirious

We're armed and dangerous

I think you'll agree

That nothing worth fighting for is free

Cover photo: Congressman John Lewis has spent most of his life fighting for freedom and civil rights

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