We're going to stop this world from turning\nWe build it up you knock it down\nIf you go high then we'll go higher\nBeyond the sky without a sound\nAll around\nWe've won we've lost and we've counted up the cost\nAnd we evened out the scared we are contenders\nI'm telling you so pay attention\nThese words of truth come from above\nIn God we trust and he has told me\nI need you now （I need you now）\nAnd I'm talking love （and I'm talking love）\nWe want a piece of what you're selling\nPut up your hands and face the wall\nHow much it costs there is no telling\nHow much it costs （how much it costs） to walk so small\nAnd we're so tall in truth we dare we people just don't care\nWe've got you running scared we are contenders\nYou're black or white Arab Christian Israelite\nWe are hiding in plain sight we are contenders\nDon't bother asking for a favour\nI always get all that I want\nThough some are foolish we are braver\nThan those who do not have a bomb\nForget the turning of the seasons\nLet's escalate and never stop\nAnd yes we've talked but for no reason\nLet's start again （let's start again）\nRight from the top countdown\nTen nine eight seven six five four three two one\nWooh\nGot the world on a string but it ain't got that swing\nYou speed it up we slow it down\nA frontier wilder than the west ever was\nNo sheriff round this outlaw town\nSo superman if you're listening\nHelp us out （help us out）\nYou're on the team （you're on the team）\nFor truth and justice the American way\nThe fight for right's （the fight for right's）\nNot what it seems with laser beams\nWith gun and sword there is no reward\nBut we're fighting on we are contenders\nWe've won we've lost and we've counted up the cost\nAnd we've evened out the scores we are contenders\nYou're black or white Arab Christian Israelite\nWe are hiding in plain sight we are contenders\nNo virgin birth is going to claim the earth\nWe know what you were we are contenders