They say these are dangerous times   Got to be on guard   Bad news across the land   Rumors of war     And all along the border lines   You can feel the strain   And loking back through the years   Ain't nothing changed     They shook the redman's hand   And forever changed his destiny   Put him on some Godforsaken land   And took away his dignity     Now he floats in dreams where eagles fly   Sinking in the stream of wasted lives   They're just standing by   Until they reach the other side     Homeless people shuffle alone in the dark   With everything they own in a grocery cart   And still the lines are drawn between colours of skin   Just a broken wing that never mends     They took their heavy load   With discrimination on the run   Marching down the dusty roads   Singing we shall overcome     Standing up for all they believe was right   They knew that God was on their side   Will we ever see the light   Before we reach the other side     Far across the sea   Young people gather on the square   Trying to set their spirits free   There was revolution in the air     Singing songs of freedom through the night   Who could know they would have to lay down their lives   And never know the reason why   Until they reach the other side