Do not stand ye idly by
As wars rage on and real men die
Do not walk away from the troubles you see
And hope someone else will face adversity
Do not sit there with that apathetic stare
Closing your eyes to the world without a care
For change will not come without a fight
And wrongs will continue till someone sheds some light
Upon this dimly lit world of man's mortal plight
Follow in the footsteps of those who chased the new day's dawn
Be like Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson
Who saw more than today
Who dared to dream of a new tomorrow
Who did not hesitate to say
We can do better than this common sorrow
So I plead with you now
Not to stand idly by
But to rise up and say
For this I will die!