Oh, yes it's hard, it's getting harder 
 To turn the cheek or just walk away 
 When all I see is degradation 
 Day after day 
    I wanna fight, my hands are tied 
 My weapons are pitiful 
 And all that's left 
 One troubled mind, one timid voice 
 Such a desperate noise   
 What's in a word, more than you imagine 
 What's in a word, more than I can say 
 Once in a while you can hear such sweet sounds 
 Freedom's singing in your head, in your head   
 And while I slide down into darkness 
 You spent so proud, so proud in the light 
 Oh, help me please 
 I think I'm falling between wrong and right   
 Why give me strenght, then speak at lenght 
 Of wisdom and tenderness 
 So much to learn, so much to lose 
 I've asked it before, now tell me once more   
 What's in a word, more than you imagine 
 What's in a word, more than I can say 
 Once in a while you can hear such sweet sounds 
 Chimes of freedom in your head   
 Yes I have heard that a new age's dawning 
 And I have heard that the die is cast 
 I know the word can be liberation 
 For a people free at last, free at last   
 Some give a damn, some give their lives 
 Why can't we give peace a chance 
 Put down that gun, a battle won without even a shot 
 Oh, dreamer I'm not   
 What's in a word, more than you imagine 
 What's in a word, more than I can say 
 Once in a while you can hear such sweet sounds 
 Freedom's singing in your head   
 Yes I have heard that a new age's dawning 
 And I have heard that the die is cast 
 I know the word can be liberation 
 For the people free at last 
 Free at last