I've been thinking
About what this world is coming to
And so much hope now
We do our best, all we can do
Stand up straight now (Stand up straight)
Chin up, and see it through, yeah
I'm not buying
All the things that they are selling

Let me sing a message to ya (Stand up)
Let me sing a message to ya (Stand up)
We will sing this message to ya
Tell yourself you must be true, yeah
(Stand up) in the end, you'll still be you
Let me tell you what you've got to do
(Stand up)

Politician i know you're wishin' that we
And God's no master
We're attuned to his will
Preacher, teacher (Practice what you preach)
You should learn the golden rule
Prove it to ya
It's not just what you say, it's what you do

Let me sing a message to ya (Stand up)
Let me sing a message to ya (Stand up)
We will sing this message to ya
Tell yourself you must be true, yeah
(Stand up) in the end, you'll still be you
Let me tell you what you've got to do
(Stand up)

Everybody repeat after me:
"Stand up and cheer, hey hey"
(Stand up and cheer, hey hey)
Come on, everybody with feeling this time
(Stand up and cheer, hey hey)
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
(Stand up and cheer, hey hey)
Those of you at home
Sitting by your television set
Grab your radio and
(Stand up and cheer, hey hey)

Let me sing a message to ya (Stand up)
Let me sing a message to ya (Stand up)

Mindless wonder
I know you're under someone else's rule
Just remember
What you do will come back at you (Hoo hoo)
You should know now
Quiet kept, we keeped in school
I should remind you
That father didn't raise no fool

Let me sing a message to ya (Stand up)
Let me sing a message to ya (Stand up)
We will sing this message to ya
Tell yourself you must be true, yeah
(Stand up) in the end, you'll still be you
Let me tell you what you've got to do, ow
(Stand up)

Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey
Stand up and cheer, hey hey

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