We're going to stop this world from turning   We build it up, you knock it down   If you go high then we'll go higher   Beyond the sky without a sound all around      We've won, we've lost, we've counted up the cost   And we've evened out the scores we are contenders      I'm telling you so pay attention   These words of truth come from above   In God we trust and he has told me   I need you now and I'm talking love      We want a piece of what you're selling   Put up your hands and face the wall   How much it costs there is no telling   How much it costs to walk so small, and we're so tall      In truth we dare, we people just don't care   We've got you running scared we are contenders   You're black, or white, Arab, Christian, Israelite   We are hiding in plain sight we are contenders      Don't bother asking for a favor   I always get all that I want   Though some are foolish we are braver   Than those who do not have a bomb      Forget the turning of the seasons   Let's escalate and never stop   And yes we've talked but for no reason   Let's start again right from the top, countdown      10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1      Got the world on a string but it ain't got that swing   You speed it up we slow it down   A frontier wilder than the West ever was   No sheriff round this outlaw town      So Superman if you're listening   Help us out you're on the team   For truth and justice, the American way   The fight for right's not what it seems with laser beams      With gun and sword there is no reward   But we're fighting on we are contenders   We've won, we've lost and we've counted up the cost   And we've evened out the scores we are contenders      You're Black, or White, Arab, Christian, Israelite   We are hiding in plain sight we are contenders   No virgin birth is going to claim the earth   We know what you're worth we are contenders