We Ain’t Going Away

They can put us in jail,
In an isolation cell; lock us up and throw away the key.
Bury the truth
Under a cold, steel roof; lie and try to hide reality.
Skirt us and divert us
With their television circus; call us a ‘lunatic fringe.’
But in the end,
When all is said and done, my friend, we’ll be back here again –
[’cause] WE AIN’T GOING AWAY (2X)

They can stall, drop the ball,
Give us the big stonewall; mush and push us away.
Deport us and distort us,  
Try their hardest to ignore us; bullshit and delay.
Hide beneath the covers
Of their mercenary lovers; sugar-coat their dirty deeds and crimes.
But in the end,
When all is said and done, my friend, we’ll still be crossing that line –
[’cause] WE AIN’T GOING AWAY (3X)

[BRIDGE]  They got position and all the money in the world.
They got their guns and their big bad bombs.
But we don’t fear it
‘Cause we got the spirit.
Stand up, let them hear it
Let our hearts play the parts they were meant to all along!

They can put us in jail,
Make our lives a living hell; try to kill our will to resist.
Ostracize us, polarize us,
Try to demoralize us; act like we don’t even exist.
Isolate us, alienate us,
Drive a wedge to separate us; blind us with their media machine.
But in the end,
When all is said and done, my friend, the voice of justice will ring –
[’cause] WE AIN’T GOING AWAY (6X)