Don’t give up, I know you can see All the world and the mess that we’re making Can’t give up and hope God will intercede Come on back, imagine that we could get it together Stand up for what we need to be ‘Cause crime won’t save or feed a hungry child Can’t lay down and wait for a miracle to change things So lift up your eyes, lift up your heart Singing, mercy will we overcome this Oh, one by one, could we turn it around Maybe carry on just a little bit longer And I’ll try to give you what you need Me and you, and you, and you just wanna be free But you see, all the world is just as we’ve made it And until we got a new world I’ve got to say That love is not a whisper or a weakness No, love is strong, so we got to get together Yeah, gotta get, gotta get, gotta get ‘Til there is no reason to fight Mercy, will we overcome this Oh, one by one, could we turn it around Maybe carry on just a little bit longer And I’ll try to give you what you need Mercy, will we overcome this Have we come too far to turn it around Ask too much to be a little bit stronger But I wanna give you what you need Mercy, what will become of us Oh, one by one, could we turn it around Maybe carry on just a little bit longer And I’ll try to give you what you need