When you cry
 
 I know you've got a good reason to cry
 
 If you can't come
 
 I know it's not just an alibi
 
 Now I hear things that are better kept under the hat
 
 Who backs it up? 
 
 Look at your hand, you can count on that
 
 When you talk, it's hard to disagree
 
 And when you dance, you're talking to me
 
  
  When you stand, you stand for something
 
 Stand for something
 
 They can't dim your flame
 
 When you stand, you stand for something
 
 Stand for something
 
 They can't bend your stream
  
 
 Here I stand
 
 Outside the world of politica
 
 I would not lose that
 
 For all the gold in south africa
 
 What you wear did not come easy
 
 What you hear sounds different to me
  
 
 When you stand, you're standing next to me
  
 
 You put your foot down every day
 
 Make sure you bring it down on the up beat
 
 So walk away those feet of clay
 
 We are fighting and dancing in the street