Let Freedom Ring! Lyrics - Let Freedom Ring - Chuck Prophet

Let there be darkness, let there be light 

as the hawk cripples the dove 

Over and over, watch the dove die 

as they rip out the floorboards above 

Let there be gossip, let it be cruel 

I'll still be home before dark 

I've been through the wringer 

and I know you have too 

but their bite was much worse than their bark 

Oh, let freedom ring 

Come on, let freedom ring 

As the rivers rise up over the banks 

and there's nowhere a poor boy can hide 

Let there be markets, let 'em run wild 

as the sisters of mercy just laugh 

All the lost brothers can drink themselves blind 

while good fortune breaks hard work in half 

Let 'em have Mercedes, and a house at the beach 

sit by the pool and get high 

Raise a cool bottle to the heavens above 

while the creatures struggle in the tide 

And let freedom ring 

Let freedom ring 

As the rivers rise up over the banks 

And there's nowhere a poor boy can hide 

Oh, let freedom ring 

Come on, let freedom ring 

Let freedom ring 

Let freedom ring 

Let there be darkness, let there be light 

as the hawk cripples the dove