You don't have to throw your voice so far We can come right where you are And you don't have to shrink yourself to fit You're already on the inside of it And you don't have to dull your color down That is where the brilliances abound And you don't have to turn your light to dim We can learn to let the bright light in Don't you know We all got a long way to go And you don't have to dam your river anymore We can learn to swim from shore to shore And you don't have to hold your fears in there You can let them go in the open air Don't you know We all got a long way to go