Keep the Faith

If you call out loud, will it get inside? Through the heart of your surrender to your alibis And you can say the words like you understand But the power's in believing, so give yourself a chance 'Cause you can Climb the highest mountain Swim the deepest sea All you need is the will to want it and a little self-esteem So, keep the faith Don't let nobody turn you 'round You gotta know when it's good to go to get your dreams up off the ground So keep the faith, baby, yeah Because it's just a matter of time Before your confidence will win out Believe in yourself no matter what it's gon' take You can be a winner but you got to keep the faith Gon' keep it brother, you got it And when you think of trust, does it lead you home? To a place that you only dream of when you're all alone And you can go by feel 'stead of circumstance But the power's in believing, so give yourself a chance I know that you can sail across the water Float across the sky, high Any road that you take will get you there If you only try So, keep the faith Don't let nobody take you down Just keep your eyes on the prize and your feet flat on the ground Keep the faith, baby, you got Because it's just a matter of time Before your confidence will win out I told my brother how to do the thing right Lift up your head and show the world you got pride Go for what you want, don't let 'em get in your way You can be a winner, but you got to keep the faith Gon' keep it brother, you got it I know that keepin' the faith means never givin' up on love But the power that love has, makes it right Makes it, makes it right Keep the faith Don't let nobody turn you 'round brother You got to know when it's good to go to get your dreams up off the ground Keep the faith, baby, yeah Because it's just a matter of time Before your confidence will win out Better stand up and act like you wanna do right Don't play the fool for the rest of your life Work on it brother and you'll make it someday Go for what you want and don't forget the faith Look at yourself and what you're doin' right now Stand back a minute just to check yourself out Straighten out your life and how you're livin' each day Get yourself together 'cause you got to keep the faith 'Gon, don't let nobody take you down, brother Just keep your eyes on the prize and your feet flat on the ground So, keep the faith, baby, yeah Because it's just a matter of time Before your confidence will win out Lift up your mind before your mind gets blown Somethings in life you best just leave them alone Go for what you want don't let it get in your way You can make it happen, but you got to keep the faith Gon' keep it brother You got to keep the faith Yeah, keep the faith Gon' keep it sister You got to keep the faith, now, now I told my brotha how to do the thing right Lift up your head and show the world you got pride Go for what you want don't let 'em get in your way You can be a winner if you keep with the faith Straighten out yourself and get your mind on track Dust off your butt and get your self-respect back You've known me long enough to know that I don't play Take it like you want it but you got to keep the faith, gon' Don't let nobody take you down Just keep your eyes on the prize and your feet flat on the ground Keep the faith, baby, yeah Because it's just a matter of time Before your confidence will win out But 'til that day I said you've got to keep the faith