Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Sing the ups
Sing the downs
And the silent people shaking the grounds
(the same)
Sing the faith
Sing the truth
Burning fire in the belly of youth
Sing the progress
And some missteps
While we're making our way
Somedays it's so hard to escape the dark cloud
Hovering over our heads
But I'm not gonna let them paint me blue
I'm not gonna let them bend my view
Not this time, not any time,
I'm gonna sing me life
That's what I'm gonna do
Hey hey hey.
And you should too.
Hey hey hey.
(same as the first verse)
Sing the bright day
From a long night
And a tunnel giving way to the light
Sing the good deeds
And the fowl plays
And crosses carried we all pay
Face the problem in our system
We can fight this disease
(I know) Somedays it's so hard to escape the dark cloud
Hovering over our heads
But I'm not gonna let them paint me blue
I'm not gonna let them bend my view
Not this time, not any time,
I'm gonna sing me life
That's what I'm gonna do
Hey hey hey.
And you should too.
Hey hey hey.
Instrumental
But I'm not gonna let them paint me blue
I'm not gonna let them bend my view
Not this time, not any time,
I'm gonna sing me life
That's what I'm gonna do
Hey hey hey.
And you should too.
Hey hey hey.
(Repeat A# D#7 all the way through the end)
Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing.
End on A#