They're coming in boats, drifting cross sand Walking together to the Promise Land What will it be when they get there? The man of the hour is up on the sign He's talking out loud, wearing a shine Who will he be when he gets there? Black and white say stuck in our way Front page come in color changing each day Stand up tall Make a change Hold on if your soul is strong Hold on it won't last so long Hold on if it get uptight We've got to make everybody feel all right Shaking our guns like chosen ones Waiting for the man to lay down our arms When will it stop, start over again? Revelation she creeps, wakes while we sleep We living up town on gold-lined streets Where oh where, in this world can we be? I've seen a face, I know a name I hear a voice but it don't sound the same Stand up tall Make a change Hold on if your soul is strong Hold on it won't last so long Hold on if it get uptight We're gonna make everybody feel all right I've been told, don't let go This old world has been bought and sold Stand up tall. Make a change Hold on if your soul is strong Hold on it won't last so long Hold on if it gets uptight It's time we make everybody feel all right Hold on if your soul is strong Hold on it won't last so long Hold on if it gets uptight It's time we make everybody feel all right We've got to make everybody feel all right We've got to make everybody feel all right