When Standin' Up Stood For Something by Mark Houser, Bluegrass Drive, Joanne Williams

Uneven Road by Mark Houser, Bluegrass Drive

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When Standin' Up Stood For Something
by Mark Houser, Bluegrass Drive, Joanne Williams

Album: Uneven Road

Verse 1
I heard about a poor man from Montgomery
He never saw the inside of a school
He couldn't read a word out of the Bible
But he was raised up on the golden rule

Verse 2
He was there the day the whole thing first got started
On a city bus on Cleveland Avenue.
People watched as they led Rosa off in handcuffs
He never said a word or made a move

Chorus
When standing up stood for something
Most just watched from their seat
When standing up stood for something
Some stood up for what they believed

Verse 3
A few years later at the county court house
When a crowd gathered 'neath the noon day sun
He stood arm in arm with perfect strangers
Singing we shall overcome

Chorus
When standing up stood for something
Most just watched from their seat
When standing up stood for something
Some stood up for what they believed

SOLO
Singing we shall overcome

Chorus
When standing up stands for something
Will you watch from your seat
When standing up stands for something
Will you stand with me