Hold the Line - Paris

See, the way you talk

Is frightening quite a lot of people

And I want to know

Are you going to minimize your way of approach?

Because not everybody’s a revolutionary

And the fear is keeping people away

From coming together as we should

Now, what can you do about that?

There’s nothing I can do about that

Because it’s my firm belief that somebody has to be there

Everybody can’t be mealy-mouthed

Everybody can’t tiptoe through the tulips

Everybody can’t play politics

Everybody can’t compromise

Somebody has to be strong

I wouldn’t have to be as strong as I am

If I saw some others being strong like that

I could tone down

But I’m feeling such desperation

To get the message out

To try to plant the seed in those who are strong enough

That the walls of their mind

Can hold that revolutionary light

It closes doors in my face

It cuts back on money

It drives some women away from me

But I keep on pushin'

And somebody has to hold the line

I’m gonna hold the line