What can they all be thinkin'
Wanna' take the cross off of the hill
Put away the pledge of allegience
Lord,just the thought gives me a chill
They can take God off our money but, in the end 'o ain't it funny
How were all gonna see him on the judgement day
So sing it loud

(chorus)
One more time
Hear what you say
When you got the truth inside, now they can't take that away
One more time
'Cause it ain't too late
Hold on to what you believe 'cause thay can't take that
they can't take that away

They want to change somethin' somewhere for everybody
Right now a change ain't what we need
Just like my father's father before him
They held on with pride to everything they believed
They can take God off our money but, in the end 'o aint it funny
How were all gonna see him on the judgement day

(repeat chorus)

There's a fire that burns forever
Come a day we ain't gonna take no more

(repeat chorus)

Standing in the spotlight - it's hard to see the truth
My time had come to trust someone
Behind my back they knew
Never saw it coming - but my world came crashing down
They gamble on your future - play the coldest game in town
What I've lost in a lifetime
Mistakes it's made me see
What's still in my heart
They can't take that away from me
Beyond all my frusration - there's a fire deep inside
It's been there since I started - I got nothing left to hide
As I climb the stairway - for a piece of higher ground
This time I'm looking straight ahead
Cause it's dangerous looking down
Like a fool I'd been waiting - until you came along
You made a blind man see
Your love made all the difference
And nobody.... can't take that away from me
What I've lost in a lifetime
Mistakes it's made me see
What's still in my soul
They can't take that away from me

Silence is easy
To say this is killing me
I'm sorry
You wasted a thousand tears on me
But something was missing
And I'm regreting it tonight
Pushing you away
I know you don't believe me
But I just wanna say
I remember conversations
Before I gave up on me
Well if it's any consulation
I remember everything
And you can't take that
No you can't take that away
You were the one saved me
And you can't take that away

They turned off the street lights
Before I could say goodbye
Cause I was a lost cause
So if you are listening
I'm regreting it tonight
Maybe it's too late
But if you ever could belive me
I just wanna say

I remember conversations
Before I gave up on me
And if it's any consulation
I remember everything
And you can't take that
No you can't take that away
You were the one who saved
And you can't take that away

I remember conversations
And if it's any consulation
I remember conversations
Before I gave up on me
And if it's any consulation
I remember everything
And you can't take that
No you can't take that
You can't that
No you can't take that away
You were the one who saved
And you can't that away

Mmmmh
Whoaaa

They can say,
Anything they want to say,
Try to bring me down,
But I will not allow anyone to succeed hanging clouds over me,
And they can try
Hard to make me feel that I,
Don't matter at all,
But I refuse to falter in what I believe or lose faith in my dreams

'Cause there's,
There's a light in me,
That shines brightly,
They can try,
But they can't take that away from me
From me

No no nooo

Oh they,
They can do
Anything they want to you,
If you let them in,
But they won't ever win,
If you cling to you pride, and just push them aside,
See I..
I have learned,
There's an inner peace I own,
Something in my soul that they can not possess
So I won't be afraid and the darkness will fade

'Cause there's,
There's a light in me
That shines brightly, They can try,
But they can't take that away from me

No oh oh,
They can't take this
Precious love I'll always have inside me,
Certainly the Lord will guide me where I need to go

Woah, woah
They can say
Anything they want to say,
Try to bring me down,
But I won't face the ground,
I will rise steadily sailing out of their reach,
Oh, Lord, they do try,
Hard to make me feel that I,
Don't matter at all
But I refuse to falter
In what I believe or lose faith in my dreams,
'Cause there's a light in me,
That shines brightly

They can try but they can't take that away from
Me
From me
No no nooo
Me