Easy To Lose Hope

My home town's dear to me, it's always in my sight

My city's shadows walk around in broad daylight

They'll even shoot a woman down for what she writes

So now you pay for civil liberty with life

So hard, it's easy to lose hope for everyone

So bad, it's easier to never take it on

But we can't give up

And we can't lose hope

And we cannot hide away

We can overcome

But we must be strong

And we must not be afraid

You must not ever stop the search for peace within

'Cause if you find it, there's no better prize to win

In losing peace of mind you're losing everything

Don't draw away from it, whatever shape you're in

So hard, it's easy to lose hope for everyone

So bad, it's easier to never take it on

But we can't give up

And we can't lose hope

And we cannot hide away

'Cause we can overcome

But we must be strong

And we must not be afraid

With all our songs and stories we have brushed aside

The very nature of a beast we tried to hide

With all the ugliness this city has to fight

How could we leave it to a mother and a wife?

So hard, it's easy to lose hope for everyone

So bad, it's easier to never take it on

But we can't give up

And we can't lose hope

And we cannot hide away

We can overcome

But we must be strong

And we must not be

We must not be afraid

We must not be afraid

We must not be afraid

We can't give up

And we can't lose hope

And we cannot hide away

We can overcome

But we must be strong

And we must not be

We must not be afraid

We must not be afraid

We must not be afraid