I Won't Close My Eyes Lyrics - Ub40

I won't close my eyes 

To the sufferers plight. 

In a world full of sadness 

I won't turn off my light. 

Our cries for justice are shots in the dark 

But our strength's in our bite 

And not in our bark 

It's time to stand 

And shout it out loud 

And the louder we scream 

The sweeter the sound. 

I won't close my eyes 

When I know that I'm right 

When I'm drowning in tears 

I won't turn off my light. 

We're shown no respect 

But that can't break our pride, 

When our backs to the wall 

We won't run and we won't hide 

It's time to stand, face the oncoming crowd 

And the louder we scream 

The sweeter the sound.