I Have a Dream (Martin Luther King Jr.)

[Strophe 1]
I say to you today, my friends,
Though we face the shadows of the night.
The difficulties of today and tomorrow,
I still see a glimmering light.
It’s a dream deeply rooted,
In the land of the free,
A vision of what we are,
And what we’re meant to be.

​[Refrain]
I have a dream today!
That this nation will rise up high.
Live the true meaning of its creed,
Underneath the open sky.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident,"
Let the message now begin:
That all men are created equal,
From the soul within.

​[Strophe 2]
On the red hills of Georgia,
Where the sun begins to rise,
The sons of slaves and owners,
With brotherhood in their eyes.
Even in the heat of Mississippi,
Where injustice used to burn,
An oasis of freedom is waiting,
For the tide at last to turn.

​[Pre-Chorus]
I see my four little children,
Walking a brand new way.
Not judged by the color of their skin,
But by the character they display.
In Alabama, hand in hand,
The sisters and the brothers stand.

​[Refrain]
I have a dream today!
That this nation will rise up high.
Live the true meaning of its creed,
Underneath the open sky.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident,"
Let the message now begin:
That all men are created equal,
From the soul within.

​[Bridge]
Let freedom ring from the Rockies’ snow,
Let freedom ring where the redwoods grow!
From Stone Mountain, let the echoes fly,
From Lookout Mountain, reach for the sky!
From every hill and every molehill,
From every mountainside – let it ring!

​[Finale]
And when it happens, when we let it ring,
From every village, hear the people sing!
Black and white, Jews and Gentiles too,
Protestants, Catholics, making it through.
Join hands together, the battle is past,
Singing the words of the spiritual at last:

​[Outro]
Free at last!
Free at last!
Thank God Almighty,
We are free at last.

Free at last.

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