Eyes on the Prize (2020)

Eyes on the Prize (2020)
Adam Gottlieb

George and Eric cried “I can't breathe”,
We say their names as we take the streets
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
Without justice, there's no peace
Abolish prisons, defund police
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on

No more human sacrifice,
Sack the system and honor life
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
This time we won't compromise
We'll make them respect Black lives
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on

Hold on, hold on, 
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on.

Freedom riders bound in jail,
buses coming like ships set sail;
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
Water Protectors took the water’s bite,
on that cold November night;
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on

Got my hand on the freedom plow,
wouldn't take nothing for my journey now;*
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
Those of us that they don’t need,
they won’t house, educate or feed;
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on

Hold on, hold on, 
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on.

Well the only thing we did wrong
was stay in the wilderness for too long;*
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
Well the only thing we did right
was the day we started to fight;*
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on

We are saved when we believe
if one is chained than none are free;
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
The only chains that we can stand
are the chains of hand in hand;*

Hold on, hold on, 
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on.


* traditional verses