I’ve been pushed and I’ve been beaten down but I am… still hanging around
Been made to eat the dirt off my shoes… they said “don’t come around here you know the rules”
I’ve worn the colours the red white and blue don’t make no difference… you know that it’s true
‘Cause this is life in all it’s glory… it’s dirty, it’s filthy, it’s beautiful too
Don’t let them beat you up, don’t let them push you down
Don’t let them do to you what you wouldn’t do to them
No matter who you are or who you are not… no matter where you’ve been or where you’re from
We walk the walk and we talk the talk…at night we all lay down beneath the same stars
To live in hope and to live in peace… together we all got to dream the same dreams
This land of MILK AND OPPORTUNITY… this land so beautiful and free
Don’t let them beat you up, don’t let them push you down
Don’t let them do to you what you wouldn’t do to them