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Lyrics - Sing for Dr. King
- Vitamin L Songs for a Beloved Community
STEP UP, SPEAK OUT!
by Jan Nigro © 2011 Janimation Music BMIYou may see injustice in your neighborhood,
You may see injustice in school.
If it’s right there in front of you.
The question is whatcha gonna do?
The question is whatcha gonna do?
It may be somebody who is up to no good.
Pickin’ on a girl or guy.
Deep inside you know it’s not okay,
The question is whatcha gonna say?
The question is whatcha gonna say?
When you know in your deepest heart
What you’re seeing is wrong,
Silence isn’t golden,
What’s golden is that you are strong!
CHORUS:
Step up speak out make some kind of move!
Don’t just walk away there’s no time to lose!
Get some help if you feel you need to!
Show what you got, cause you gotta come through!
You may see injustice cause of someone’s race
Their religion or where they’re from.
The way they talk, their personality,
The question is how you gonna be?
The question is how you gonna be?
You may see wrong against folks you don’t know
But in the human family,
They are brothers and sisters to you,
The question is whatcha gonna do?
The question is whatcha gonna do?
It’s not always easy to speak up,
You might start to shake.
And you might get put down,
But it’s a chance you’ve got to take!
CHORUS, then:
You gotta come through! Somebody’s countin’ on you! You gotta come through!