No greater power No greater gift to lose Then the message unspoken The silence of the truth Alone we hide in the shadows Together we bring on the light One voice is not strong enough One heart just won't do In this world I don't count for much Unless I stand for you standing Unless I stand for you standing Oh we are the beginning Of a sound that might be heard To the many who lie waiting Our words oh break through the cold grip of silence And they guide us through the night One voice is not strong enough One heart just won't do In this world ooh I don't count for much Unless I stand for you One choice is all we got One fact remains true In this world ooh I don't count for much Unless I stand for you Not another minute Not another hour We're gonna rise on up Every man woman and child I believe that the time has come We're gonna rise on up I believe that the time has come Ah ah ah ah I believe that the time has come Oh I stand for you standing I'm standing for you standing Oh I I'm standing We're gonna rise on up yeah I'm standing Alone oh we hide in the shadows But together we bring on the light One voice is not strong enough One heart just won't do In this world ooh I don't count for much Unless I stand for you hmm Unless I stand for you I'm standing yeah yeah I'm standing I'm standing for my brother I stand for you I'm standing no no I stand for you I'm standing I'm standing I'm standing for you I'm standing yeah I'm standing I'm standing for my sister I stand for you I'm standing I'm standing for you I'm standing I'm standing I stand for you I stand for you yeah I'm standing yeah I'm standing for you I'm standing for you I stand for you I'm standing No no no no no no I'm standing for you I'm standing I'm standing I stand for you I'm standing We're gonna rise on up yeah yeah I'm standing