James Keelaghan Lyrics
"Hold Your Ground"

Somewhere inside my soul there is an echo of my youthSome
pithy little saying that contained a grain of truthIf
patience is a virtue, persistence is its markIt's better
light a candle than stand and curse the darkBut if
we stand together we might turn this world aroundHold
your groundIn the corridors of power where our voice
is seldom heardThe status quo is what they want,
they can get it with a wordFor us it takes a thousand
voices, a million angry shoutsTo notify the ship of
state to bring its course aboutBut if we pull together
we might turn this ship aroundHold your groundOh,
this world is changingSpinning out through space and
timeOh, it's rearrangingAll the things we thought were
yours and mineYou've got to hold your groundHold your
groundHold your groundSometimes it seems the motion
is strictly retrogradeThere are so many reversals of
advances that you've madeThe things you thought were
changing have shuddered to a haltBut if we stand together
we might turn this world aroundHold your groundHold
your groundHold your groundIt isn't for the faint of
heart to bet when the odds are longAnd neither is it
easy to be right in face of wringYou must proceed from
strength to strength, although the road is roughAnd
sometimes human courage just isn't quite enoughBut
if we stand together we might turn this world aroundHold
your groundHold your groundHold your groundOh this world is changing