Sing the ups Sing the downs And the silent people shaking the grounds Sing the faith Sing the truth Burning fire in the belly of youth Sing the progress And some missteps While we're making our way Somedays it's so hard to escape the dark cloud Hovering over our heads But I'm not gonna let them paint me blue I'm not gonna let them bend my view Not this time, not any time, I'm gonna sing me life That's what I'm gonna do Sing the bright day From a long night And a tunnel giving way to the light Sing the good deeds And the fowl plays And crosses carried we all pay Face the problem in our system We can fight this disease (I know) Somedays it's so hard to escape the dark cloud Hovering over our heads But I'm not gonna let them bend my view I'm not gonna let them paint me blue Not this time, not any time, I'm gonna sing me life That's what I'm gonna do But I'm not gonna let them bend my view I'm not gonna let them paint me blue Not this time, not any time, I'm gonna sing me life That's what I'm gonna do (And you should too) Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing