Raise Your Hand

They say this world is made for a man to keep his gold "Sit up straight, just keep your head down, do what you're told" They might throw you in when your hands and feet are bound And you might rise to the top, or you might drown I was left sittin' in a room with a heart made of glass Keeping it quiet like a bad kid in the back of the class But I ain't gonna sit here no more and wait for that heart to be broke You might swallow it down, or you might choke I won't back down This is my world now Every woman, every child and every man knows You can tell it to the preacher, 'cause now I'm the teacher If you wanna talk to me, you better Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand They say that it's actions that speak much louder than words But everything you see from me is exactly what you've heard So tell me, is your story told before the page is turned? You might start the fire, or you might burn I won't back down This is my world now Every woman, every child and every man knows You can tell it to the preacher, 'cause now I'm the teacher If you wanna talk to me you better Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand Raise your hand