A heart can be broken A heart can despair But a heart that is open Will climb up the stairs Looking for a higher love We all want a higher love Frederick Douglass, you're my hero 'Cause nothing could keep you down Nothing could keep you down Sometimes I feel so ashamed When I can't get back up again I don't stand up despite the pain And I don't walk on despite my rage You had a higher love You had a higher love Read With the first words of the prophet Read Just like Frederick Douglass Read Like my mother told me Read He rode on stone and he rode in the sand He held the words right in his hand To illuminate, emancipate His beautiful mind He had a higher love He had a higher love He had a higher love Read Were the first words of the prophet Read Just like Frederick Douglass Read Like my mother told me Read Just like Frederick Douglass Oh, Frederick Douglass, you're my hero 'Cause nothing could keep you down Nothing could keep you down He had a higher love He had a higher love Oh let's just try to be kind Let's try to be kind Let's try to be kind Let's try to be kind Read Were the first words of the prophet Read Just like Frederick Douglass Read Like my mother told me Read Just like Frederick Douglass Oh, Frederick Douglass, you're my hero He walked on water He walked on water He walked on water He walked on water He walked on water