I'll ask you to leave here tonight, you knew it was planned

When the world takes your heart from the fight

You do what you can

You're living here lost in the land
So brother don't force my hand

Please let's see the forest for the trees

Cos it's time to rise up;it's time to rise up from your knees
This ain't no life for us my brother

This ain't no life for us my brother
You're blind to all the colors, of the life you could discover

This house feels cold, abandoned and quiet

A son needs a warm hand to hold and home that's kind

A father who will stand in the light

I won't watch you die inside

For a love that was lost in the mire

But it's time rise up, it's time to rise up from your knees

This ain't no life for us my brother

This ain't no life for us my brother

This ain't no life for us my brother

You're blind to all the colors of the life you could discover

The depth you've found, is a trick of the mind

Is there hope for the man whose life has let him down

There's enough of those ghosts in this town

I've seen it drag good men down

Free up the shame in your pain

And let it rise up, let it rise up from the flame

This ain't no life for us my brother

This ain't no life for us my brother

This ain't no life for us my brother

You're blind to all the colors of the life you could discover...