There Is Work to be Done
/We all share the same hopes and dreams:
To live a full and productive life
To be free of want and fear
To know love
To prosper
To leave a legacy that outlasts us
There is work to be done
Too many live lives of desperation
Of deprivation
Fear
Too many are threatened
With bigotry
Hatred
Violence
Death
And where injustice occurs for one
It occurs for all of us
There is work to be done
To right the wrongs of our society
To realize true liberty and equality
To end want and suffering
To reject violence and bigotry and hate
To enable each, and all, to attain
The blessings of freedom and peace
To love one another
Where shall we find the answers to these challenges?
They are in each and every one of us
In the recognition that we all want the same things
And that life is not a competition in their attainment
But rather a collective effort to ensure all achieve them
Viewing this, not as an intellectual exercise
But rather as the hard, daily effort of life
Lived beyond just ourselves
For the betterment of all
There is work to be done
We must stand up
And stand together
And we need to start now
Today
For we have waited far too long
The time is past come
There is work to be done
By Mike Turner
From: United States
Website: http://www.MikeTurnerSongwriter.com
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