[Verse 1]
My Lord, I have read this book so many times
But nowhere can there I find the page
That says what I experienced today has any grace
Now I know that life was meant to be hard
And that's how I learned to appreciate my God
Though my courage may be tried
I can tell you I won't hide
Because the footprints show you were by my side

[Chorus]
You can lie to a child with a smiling face
Tell me that color ain't about a race
You can cast the first stone
You can break my bones
But you never gonna break
You're never gonna break my faith
And hope ain't yours to give
Truth and liberty are mine to live
Steal a crown from a king, break an angel's wings
But you never gonna break
Never gonna break my faith

[Verse 2]
My Lord, won't you help them?
Help them, help them to understand
That when someone takes the life of an innocent man, woo
Well, they never really won
And all they really done is set the soul free
Where it's supposed to be
[Chorus]
You can lie to a child with a smiling face
Tell me color ain't about a race
You can cast the first stone, you can break my bones
But you're never, ever, ever
You're never gonna break my faith
And hope ain't yours to give
Truth and liberty are mine to live
Steal a crown from a king, break an angel's wings
But you're never, ever, ever
You're never gonna break my faith

[Outro]
For those we lose before their time
I pray that their souls will find a light
And I know that the day will surely come
Oh, when it will, it will
Will be done, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah
Never, yeah
Oh, yeah, it will, will be
It will be done
Oh, yeah, it will be, yeah
It, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah
You're never gonna break my faith
Oh, no, you won't, you won't
You're never, never, never
You'll never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never gonna break my faith
No, you ain't gonna break my faith