There was marching, shouting, fighting in the streets
Words of anger's desperation in the heat
Music pulsing fire and passion in the air
Cries for love and understanding everywhere
Oh you better hold on
Brace for wild and stormy weather
Can't go it alone
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
There is no choice
But to be rough riders together
To join hopes and dreams
And hands and fists and minds
We'll cross our broken hearts
We'll cross this great divide
We'll cross this great divide
High and proud wave stripes and stars, I'll wave mine too
Tell you what they mean to me, what do they mean to you
Sons and daughters seeking freedom's hopes and dreams
To live a promise of their own and all that really means
Oh you better hold on
Brace for wild and stormy weather
Can't go it alone
Nowhere to run nowhere to hide
There is no choice
But to be rough riders together
To join hopes and dreams
And hands and fists and minds
We'll cross our broken hearts
We'll cross this great divide
We'll cross this great divide
We'll cross this great divide
We'll cross this great divide
You feel a truth in your heart that you can't deny
You see yourself in eyes staring from the other side
We'll build a bridge strong and tall, long, deep and wide
We'll find our lost shared pride
We'll cross our broken hearts
We'll cross this great divide
We honor our own fathers on blessed fertile shores
With open arms and hearts and justice for all laws
No broken promises, no bloodstained gold fought wars
Reclaim the dream they vowed and prayed and fought hard for
Oh you better hold on
Brace for wild and stormy weather
Can't go it alone
Nowhere to run nowhere to hide
There is no choice
But to be rough riders together
To join hopes and dreams
And hands and fists and minds
We'll cross our broken hearts
We'll cross this great divide
We'll cross this great divide
We'll cross this great divide
We'll cross this great divide
