a luta continua

all we desire is a new hope
despair's a word for tired folk
we pay out greater lengths of rope
all we desire is a new hope

each of us has learned to cope
we've cast off every heavy yoke
all we desire is a new hope
despair's a word for tired folk

waiting for rain

we are allowed to wish for rain
the drought has lasted far too long
our will and our desire are plain
we are allowed to wish for rain

we want to see tomatoes gain
a rich full redness worth a song
we are allowed to wish for rain
the drought has lasted far too long

the news is filled with tales of floods
and raging waters on the streets
beneath those waters rotting spuds
the news is filled with tales of floods

we want our hopes not to be duds
we long to hear the thunder's beats
the news is filled with tales of floods
and raging waters on the streets

for here the rain may pass us by
we see a miracle of evil sort
others get wet while we stay dry
for here the rain may pass us by

deities of weather we'll defy
our hope in darkest clouds is caught
for here the rain may pass us by
we see a miracle of evil sort

head first into the future

stay calm when others start to go wild
your job is to keep order to the last
to keep the present right out of the past
and differentiate parent from child
our answers have been properly styled
at our bravado others stand aghast
our message has been nailed to the mast
and all our rivals have been beguiled
a name we hear turns into a threat
what we may see is never truly real
any old lie will suffice in a pinch
i know that you will dare to take the bet
and watch as others make the final deal
while you are dying slowly inch by inch

breaking the flood

we know our hopes cannot be wrong
they are the things that keep us going
we want to jump and start a song

day after day the season long
we wonder why it isn't snowing
we know our hopes cannot be wrong

our sense is always far too strong
our eyes just will not stop glowing
we want to jump and start a song

if you with us will march along
in these new fields we will be hoeing
we know our hopes cannot be wrong

we'll chase out those who don't belong
and keep the ones we would be showing
we want to jump and start a song

i want to hammer on the gong
as long as any river's flowing
we know our hopes cannot be wrong
we want to jump and start a song