Every day they take away a little piece of you, a little piece of me
The good things in life are free, no they never take that away from me
People get up, get out of your cage
The bones that control you are turning the page
Boiling water that been poured on your breath
Same hot mist that was swimming in now
And all of you racists can say what you want
But soon they'll become a volume of only just cause
And I pray for the day when the power of love is stronger than the night that caught us up
Every day they take away a little piece of you, a little piece of me
The good things in life are free, no they never take that away from me
Every day they take away a little piece of you, a little piece of me
The good things in life are free, no they never take that away from me
It's a march to the fix, so racists beware
They'll step on your ear and they'll step on you there
The oldest lie to ever be told
The fear in the heart of a woman so bold
And after the ashes, after the blood
After the waters rise up from the blood
Who will you look for, the place to bleed
The media, the news, the news
The other sister, I'm the one for no name
It's the Lord, kind, running, running
It's the Lord, kind, coming, coming
Every day to take away
A little piece of you, a little piece of me
Good things in life are rare
No, they never take that away from me
Every day to take away
A little piece of you, a little piece of me
Good things in life are rare
No, they never take that away from me
One step forward, two steps back
Three steps forward
Every day
Every day to take away
A little piece of you, a little piece of me
Good things in life are rare
No, they never take that away from me
Every day to take away
A little piece of you, a little piece of me
Good things in life are rare
No, they never take that away from me
One step forward, two steps back
Three steps forward, two steps back
We'll be right back.