We’ll be leading songs at Saturday’s No Kings protest in State College! Below are the lyrics to the songs we’ll be singing as part of the program, plus–bonus!–some songs we might include in the march afterwards. See you there!
- Neighbor, Neighbor
- Lead with Love
- We Shall Not Be Moved
- Everybody’s Got the Right
- Set It Right Again
- We Shall Overcome
“Neighbor, Neighbor”
Neighbor neighbor can’t you see
Democracy is what we need
Neighbor neighbor can’t you hear
No kings, no thrones, no tyrants here
Oh oh oh oh, tyranny has got to go
Oh oh oh oh, fascism has got to go
Neighbor neighbor can’t you see
Due process is what we need
Neighbor neighbor can’t you hear
Immigrants are welcome here
Oh oh oh oh, Ice raids have got to go
Oh oh oh oh, detention camps have got to go
Healthcare, research, global aid
Schools and SNAP and Medicaid
Neighbor neighbor can’t you see
These cuts affect both you and me
Oh oh oh oh, the bullshit bill has got to go
Oh oh oh oh, the budget slash has got go
Neighbor, neighbor can’t you see
We’re free to speak, to learn, to read
Neighbor, neighbor, can’t you hear
We hold the 1st Amendment dear
Oh oh oh oh, censorship has got to go
Oh oh oh oh, intimidation’s got to go
Ain’t no way we’re backing down
We’re rising up, the time is now
Neighbor neighbor let’s unite
‘Cause we the people love our rights
Hey hey hey hey, we the people lead the way
Hey hey hey hey, we the people lead the way
“Lead With Love”
You gotta put one foot in front of the other
And lead with love
Put one foot in front of the other
And lead with love
[repeat]
Don’t give up hope! (Don’t give up hope!)
You’re not alone! (You’re not alone!)
Don’t you give up! (Don’t you give up!)
Keep moving on! (Keep moving on!)
[chorus]
Lift up your eyes! (Lift up your eyes!)
Don’t you despair! (Don’t you despair!)
Look up ahead! (Look up ahead!)
The path is there! (The path is there!)
[chorus]
I know you’re scared (I know you’re scared)
And I’m scared too (And I’m scared too)
But here I am (But here I am)
Right next to you! (Right next to you!)
[chorus]
Don’t give up hope! (Don’t give up hope!)
You’re not alone! (You’re not alone!)
Don’t you give up! (Don’t you give up!)
Keep moving on! (Keep moving on!)
[chorus]
“We Shall Not Be Moved”
We shall not, we shall not be moved!
We shall not, we shall not be moved!
Like a tree that’s planted by the water,
We shall not be moved
We’re marching for our freedom, we shall not be moved…
Fighting for our children, we shall not be moved…
All of us together, we shall not be moved…
We’re standing for our neighbors, we shall not be moved…
We’re standing up for justice, we shall not be moved…
We are the people, we shall not be moved…
“Everybody’s Got the Right”
Everybody’s got a right to live,
Everybody’s got a right to live,
And before this country fails,
We’ll all go down to jail,
Everybody’s got a right to live.
Everybody’s got a right to live (to live!)
Everybody’s got a right to dream (to dream!)
Everybody’s got a right to love (to love!)
Everybody’s got a right to learn (to learn!)
Everybody’s got a right to breathe (to breathe!)
Everybody’s got a right to health (to health!)
Everybody’s got a right to speech (to speech!)
Everybody’s got a right to sing (to sing!)
Everybody’s got a right to freedom (to freedom!)
Everybody’s got a right, oh!
“Set It Right Again”
There’s a great trouble in the land
We’re gonna set it right again (3x)
We’re gonna set it right, set it right again
Trouble’s been brewing too many years…
We need healing across the land…
We need justice across the land…
We’re building a movement across the land…
“We Shall Overcome”
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome someday,
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
That we shall overcome someday.
We’ll walk hand in hand…
We shall live in peace…
We are not afraid (today)…
We are not alone (today)…
We shall overcome (today)…
Justice Singers of Centre County 