Those Who Came Before by Leigh Stirling

Song written and performed by Leigh Stirling.

Those Who Came Before

Put your cards on the table
Put a tiger in your eyes
Put a fire in your belly
Burn your disguise.
You got an army at your shoulder
You got a book upon the shelf
You got a wall that stands between you
An’ yourself.

Here’s to those who scaled that wall before us,
Here’s to those standing by your side,
Here’s to those who come and join the chorus,
Tear the doors of freedom open wide!

You gotta change your way of thinkin’,
Theirs’ as well as yours,
Don’t keep looking at your life
Through rose coloured doors.
It’s time you took some action
Now instead’a soon
Don’t accept that you were born
On the dark side of the moon.

Here’s to those who wrote that poem before us. ?#?
Here’s to those standing by your side,
Here’s to those who come and join the chorus,
Tear the doors of freedom open wide!

Wake up to the mornin’
Wake up to the day,
Wake up to the dawnin’
Of living life your way.
Wake up to the mornin’
Wake up to the day,
Wake up to the dawnin’
Of living life your way.

Put power to your elbow
Put a price upon your head
Put some pride into your spirit
Otherwise you’re dead.

That’s the way some would prefer it
While they ride upon your back,
They’re only here
As long as fear
Keeps you on their track.

Here’s to those who broke that track before us,
Here’s to those who’re standing by my side,
Here’s to those who come and join the chorus,
Tear the doors of freedom open wide!

Wake up to the mornin’
Wake up to the day,
Wake up to the dawnin’
Of living life your way.
Wake up to the mornin’
Wake up to the day,
Wake up to the dawnin’
Of living life your way.

Wake up to the dawnin’

Wake up to the mornin’
Wake up to the day,
Wake up to the mornin’
Wake up to the day,
Wake up to the dawnin’
Of living life your way.

Ooooo, Wake up to the mornin’
Wake up to the day,
Wake up to the dawnin’
Of living life your way.

Wake up to the mornin’
Wake up to the day,
Wake up to the dawnin’
Of living life your way.

Wake up!