hope was high pride was never there so we'd tried surely hope we won't sound square tired spirit having flown then came a clouded feeling and the music lesson learnt don't aggravate the rhythm hope is I & I my pride is rooted here so we'll try cause I know Jah will be there and for your hours of mix up mix up a quiet victory is won and for my songs so mix up mix up I know they will live long cause i won't roll over and die tears won't well up in my eye I won't wallow in self pity and i won't make peace with mediocrity can you hear me, can you hear me scream can you hear me, I'm swimming upstream and through my cries I've shunned the comfort of compromise through my cries I've shunned the comfort of compromise cause I won't roll over and die tears won't well up in my eyes I won't wallow in self pity and I won't make peace with mediocrity can you hear me, can you hear me scream can you hear me, I'm swimming upstream cause I won't roll over and die tears won't well up in my eyes I won't wallow in self pity and I won't make peace with mediocrity