Glory

[Chorus: John Legend]<br> One day when the glory comes<br> It will be ours, it will be ours<br> One day when the war is won<br> We will be sure, we will be sure<br> Oh glory<br><br> [Verse 1: Common]<br> Hands to the Heavens, no man, no weapon<br> Formed against, yes glory is destined<br> Every day women and men become legends<br> Sins that go against our skin become blessings<br> The movement is a rhythm to us<br> Freedom is like religion to us<br> Justice is juxtapositionin' us<br> Justice for all just ain't specific enough<br> One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us<br> Truant livin' livin' in us, resistance is us<br> That's why Rosa sat on the bus<br> That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up<br> When it go down we woman and man up<br> They say, “Stay down”, and we stand up<br> Shots, we on the grown, the camera panned up<br> King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up<br><br> [Chorus: John Legend]<br> One day when the glory comes<br> It will be ours, it will be ours<br> One day when the war is won<br> We will be sure, we will be sure<br> Oh glory<br><br> [Bridge: John Legend]<br> Now the war is not over, victory isn't won<br> And we'll fight on to the finish, then when it's all done<br> We'll cry glory, oh glory<br> We'll cry glory, oh glory<br><br> [Verse 2: Common]<br> Selma's now for every man, woman and child<br> Even Jesus got his crown in front of a crowd<br> They marched with the torch, we gon' run with it now<br> Never look back, we done gone hundreds of miles<br> From dark roads he rose, to become a hero<br> Facin' the league of justice, his power was the people<br> Enemy is lethal, a king became regal<br> Saw the face of Jim Crow under a bald eagle<br> The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful<br> We sing, our music is the cuts that we bleed through<br> Somewhere in the dream we had an epiphany<br> Now we right the wrongs in history<br> No one can win the war individually<br> It takes the wisdom of the elders and young people's energy<br> Welcome to the story we call victory<br> Comin' of the Lord, my eyes have seen the glory<br><br> [Chorus: John Legend]<br> One day when the glory comes<br> It will be ours, it will be ours<br> One day when the war is won<br> We will be sure, we will be sure<br> Oh glory<br><br> [Outro: John Legend]<br> When the war is done, when it's all said and done<br> We'll cry glory, oh glory