We won't hold back

This song is in Rise Again. We (Annie Patterson & Peter Blood) have written some slightly revised lyrics (3rd line of the chorus & the final line of v.2) to embrace trans and nonbinary people as well as gay and lesbian.

Oh you can’t hold back the mighty wind when it blows
You can’t hold back a surging river when it flows _
And you can’t hold back the budding flower of a rose
You can’t hold back the heart of love when it grows _

(up 3) GC  G  C  G / C  GD  G(C  G) ://

We won’t hold back, _ we’re moving on
There’s a force of love that is pure & is strong,
So be we straight, trans, or gay, we have the right to thrive today
We won’t hold back, the time has come, we’re moving on

Em  -  Bm  - / C  G  D  -  / G  Am7  G  C / G  D  G(C G )

Oh, you can’t hold back justice & dignity
You can’t hold back equality 
And you can’t hold back the need for family
They & they, he & he or she & she 

And you can’t hold back the natural power of the sun
You can’t hold back as it shines bright on everyone,  
And you can’t hold back these times of change once they’ve begun
You can’t hold back the tide of victory once it’s won

- (slightly) revised lyrics by Annie Patterson & Peter Blood

(c) 2011 Ruth Pelham Music. All rights reserved.

See a list of LGBTQ+ songs in the topic page in the Music Box.