Can't Turn Back

from Can't Turn Back by Ryan Harvey

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I've seen the bitter worker
Whose labor paid little in return
Struggling to meet her monthly bills
With the little that she earns

And I've seen the foreclosures
The banker with the double-bladed loan
Who in the name of economic law
Pushes people out their homes

And I've seen the polished skylines
Poking through the thick yellow haze
Where the number crunchers and corporate thieves
Are now counting down their days

Oh I know, we've got a long way to go
But we can't turn back

I've seen the gang fighter
With a misplaced but justified rage
Fighting his brother on the broken streets
Til they put him in a cage

And I've seen the politician
Telling lies to the faces of the poor
Bout fixing the conditions of their lives
With one hand on the door

Oh I know, we've got a long way to go
But we can't turn back
Keep your spirit high, there's no turning back now
We can't turn back
There's no going back

Cuz I've seen the people's movements
In Egypt, Tunisia, and Greece
Iceland and Oakland , Chile and Spain
Saying it's our turn to speak

And the dreams they dream are rising
A whirlwind in an autumn of change
Born from the ashes of a bitter fear
That's falling like the leaves

Oh I know, we've got a long way to go
But we're on the right track
Oh I know, we've got a long way to go
But we can't turn back

Keep your spirit high, there's no turning back now
We've got a lot to learn, but there's no turning back now
But we're strong and we're winning, there's no turning back now
We gotta push this one all the way

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from Can't Turn Back, released May 15, 2012

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Ryan Harvey Baltimore, Maryland

Folk singer, writer, activist, and co-owner of Firebrand Records.

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