Well the sun beats down and the sand gets hot    Where I break my back hauling endless rock    For a man made God    I really don’t believe in    I shoulder the rope and I bear the strain    Wipe the salt from my eyes and ignore the pain    Though I know when I fall    Another whip is coming    When I feel my body going down    And there’s nothing I can do    I know if I keep my faith in you    I’m gonna make it through       I’m a prisoner here in this hall of kings    I’m gold I’m jewels I’m a diamond ring    To be given as a token of God’s affection    The law says I’m their property    But my heart and my soul belong to me    They can hold me but I’ll never be in their possession    When I feel my body going down    And there’s nothing I can do    I know if I keep my faith in you    I’m gonna make it through       Through the doubt    Give me strength to lead them out    Give them faith to follow me    Guide us through the sea       So help me God I’m a common man    With the lives of thousands in my hands    As I carry them into the land you promised    And when I feel my body going down    And there’s nothing I can do    I know if I keep my faith in you    I’m gonna make it through       I know if I keep my faith in you    We’re gonna make it through