in the girl there s a room in the room there s a table on the table there s a candle and it won t burn out in the woman there s a song in the song there is hope in the hope revolution in the boy there s a voice in the voice there s a calling in the call there s a promise and it won t quiet down in the man there s vision in the vision is a road it s the road to his freedom tell me what you know about god and the world and the human soul how so much can go wrong and still there are songs in the man is a work and the work is his future and the future is his children and he won t slow down in the woman there s a faith in the faith there s a prayer in the prayer there s a promise in the boy is a dream in the dream he is standing and he stands without shaking failing wavering fear and he won t sit down in the girl is a song in the song there is hope in the hope there s defiance tell me what you know about god and the world and the human soul how so much can be wrong and still there are songs in their hearts and souls an unstoppable refrain hope stands sings in defiance