Contenders Lyrics - Heaven 17

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