Years ago, my heart was set to live, oh Years ago, my heart was set to live, oh Anos atrás, meu coração estava pronto para viver But i've been trying hard against unbelievable odds But i've been trying hard against unbelievable odds Mas eu lutei contra dificuldades inacreditáveis It gets so hard at times like now to hold on It gets so hard at times like now to hold on Às vezes, como agora, é tão difícil de aguentar My guns they're waiting to be stuck by My guns they're waiting to be stuck by Minhas armas estão prontas para a luta At my side is god At my side is god Deus está ao meu lado And there ain't no one gonna turn me 'round And there ain't no one gonna turn me 'round E ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás There's people around who tell you that they know There's people around who tell you that they know Há pessoas que lhe dizem que conhecem The places where they send you, and it's easy to go The places where they send you, and it's easy to go Os lugares para onde lhe mandaram, e é fácil ir They'll zip you up and dress you down They'll zip you up and dress you down Eles vão calá-lo e reprimi-lo Stand you in a row Stand you in a row Vão colocar você em uma fila But you know you don't have to But you know you don't have to Mas você sabe que não precisa You can just say no You can just say no Basta dizer não And there ain't no one gonna turn me 'round And there ain't no one gonna turn me 'round E ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás I've been built up and trusted I've been built up and trusted Eu fui bajulado e enganado Broke down and busted Broke down and busted Discriminado e capturado But they'll get theirs and we'll get ours But they'll get theirs and we'll get ours Mas eles vão receber o que merecem e nós o que nos é devido Just if we can Just if we can Basta querermos Just, ah, hold on Just, ah, hold on Basta persistir Hold on Hold on Persista Hold on Hold on Persista Hold on Hold on Persista Years ago my heart was set to live, oh Years ago my heart was set to live, oh Anos atrás, meu coração estava pronto para viver But i've been trying hard against strong odds But i've been trying hard against strong odds Mas eu lutei contra dificuldades inacreditáveis It gets so hard at times like now to hold on It gets so hard at times like now to hold on Às vezes, como agora, é tão difícil de aguentar Well, i'll fall if i don't fight Well, i'll fall if i don't fight Bem, vou cair se não lutar And at my side is god And at my side is god E Deus está ao meu lado Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ain't no one gonna turn me 'round Ninguém vai me fazer voltar atrás Hold on Hold on Persista Hold on Hold on Persista Hold on Hold on Persista Hold on Hold on Persista [alternate lines of last verse:] [alternate lines of last verse:] Anos atrás eu estava pronto para ir Years ago i was all set to go Years ago i was all set to go E eu lutei contra muitas dificuldades And i've been trying hard against long odds And i've been trying hard against long odds Às vezes, como agora, é difícil até passear It gets so hard at times like this to even hang around It gets so hard at times like this to even hang around Eu posso permanecer de pé ou cair I can either stand or fall I can either stand or fall E eu acredito que ficarei de pé And i believe i'm gonna stand tall And i believe i'm gonna stand tall