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They bombed Philadelphia, Killed women and children and menIt's an old story, We see it again and againShot into houses While people burned insideSo many have foughtAnd so many good people have diedThey murdered and put MOVE in prison Now they're bringing more forces to bearAre we gonna let them strapMumia to the electric chair?Will we pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living?Stand up on our feet or die in slavery?Is there somebody here whose life is not worth giving?Who's it gonna be if it isn't you and me?They killed Crazy Horse,Drove his people onto the reserveKilled children and buffalo,Some lower power to serveThe people starved and they diedBehind the impassable wallIn tipis and churches,Even ghost dancers would fallLetras de cancionesNow from Ecuador to Big Mountain,Relocation is rearing its headWill we turn our backsOr recall what the good woman said?Will we pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living?Stand up on our feet or die in slavery?Is there somebody here whose life is not worth giving?Who's it gonna be if it isn't you and me?They poisoned the water,Poisoned the air and earthWho here believes that the dollarIs all that our planet is worth?They cut down the forests,Cut down the mountains and anything else they could takeWhat a cynical greed to do businessKnowing all life is at stakeNow as they destroy the remains,Who here will part with the lastWill we raise our voice to the madnessRise up, lock down, stand fast?Will we pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living?Stand up on our feet or die in slavery?Is there somebody here whose life is not worth giving?Who's it gonna be if it isn't you and me?From Manila to Managua,How many have died in our name?From Santiago to Santo Domingo,It's a murderous gameFrom Baghdad to Belgrade,Mass murder from ten thousand feetBut from Hanoi to Havana,There is talk of the tiger's defeatWill we wait for the next timeTo kill kids on some far-away shoreOr will we throw a wrench in the gearsAs we shout, "No mas, no more!"Will we pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living?Stand up on our feet or die in slavery?Is there somebody here whose life is not worth giving?Who's it gonna be if it isn't you and me? From Letras Mania