"Glory" Written by John Legend, Common, Rhymefest One day, when the glory comes It will be ours, it will be ours Oh, one day, when the war is won We will be sure, we will be sure Oh, glory, glory Oh, glory, glory Hands to the heavens, no man, no weapon Formed against, yes, glory is destined Every day women and men become legends Sins that go against our skin become blessings The movement is a rhythm to us Freedom is like religion to us Justice is juxtaposition in us Justice for all just ain't specific enough One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us True in livin', livin' in us, resistance is us That's why Rosa sat on the bus That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up When it go down we woman and man up They say, "Stay down" and we stand up Shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up One day, when the glory comes It will be ours, it will be ours Oh, glory, glory, glory Oh, glory, glory Now the war is not over Victory isn't won But we'll fight on to the finish Then when it's all done We'll cry glory, glory, oh glory Oh, glory, glory Selma is now for every man, woman and child Even Jesus got his crown in front of a crowd They marched with the torch, we gon' run with it now Never look back, we done gone hundreds of miles From dark roads he rose, to become a hero Facin' the league of justice, his power was the people Enemy is lethal, a king became regal Saw the face of Jim Crow under a bald eagle No one can win a war individually It takes the wisdom of the elders and young people’s energy Welcome to the story we call victory The comin' of the Lord, my eyes have seen the glory One day, when the glory comes It will be ours, it will be ours Oh, glory, glory Oh, glory, glory | |