Oh the voice of equality
  Hearsay's all I find
  Put your money where your mouth is
  We're running out of time
  Another generation
  In a world of hurtful words
  I listened for a ring of truth
  But lies were all I've heard
  Won't somebody tell me why we hurt one another?
  
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  Tear down these walls
  Once and for all I'm trying to
  Tear down these walls
  Tear down these walls
  Once and for all I'm crying
  No man's too great or small to
  Tear down these walls
  Enough harsh blows, enough put-downs
  We're all one and the same
  You are all my brothers
  Though I don't know you by name
  With drastic measures needed
  When ashes turn to tides
  Will we stand up for each other?
  Or stand on separate sides?
  Won't somebody tell me why we hurt one another?
  
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  Let's build a bridge and meet halfway
  And if we fall, we'll fall together
  I know there once was a dark day
  But the past shouldn't linger on forever
  Can't we try to see with one eye
  In a world full of all our people