Hold Our Ground Forever

Hold Our Ground Forever
by Si Kahn & Tom Chapin
© Joe Hill Music & The Last Music Co. (ASCAP)

When times grow dark and life grows mean.
The hardest times we've ever seen.
When darkness overwhelms the dawn,
Can we find strength to carry on?

When high winds tear down what we've built,
Do we give in to blame and guilt?
Or work and fight as we've done before
And rise once more and rise once more.
You are here (hold our ground)
I am here (hold our ground).
We are here together
Through times of strife (hold our ground)
Through times of fear (hold our ground)
We will hold our ground forever!

When tempers and the earth grow hot
We'll trust the goals for which we've fought
We'll not lose sight of a brighter day.
Nor lose one friend along the way.
You are here (hold our ground)
I am here (hold our ground).
We are here together
Through times of strife (hold our ground)
Through times of fear (hold our ground)
We will hold our ground forever!
We will hold our ground forever!

The common good is still our creed:
To each according to their need
Though oceans rise and high winds wail
Our quiet courage will prevail.
You are here (hold our ground)
I am here (hold our ground).
We are here together
Through times of strife (hold our ground)
Through times of fear (hold our ground)
We will hold our ground forever!
Hold our ground forever!

This song appears on Tom Chapin's Hold Our Ground CD.

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