Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
“Stand!” is a 1969 song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly and the Family Stone. The song’s title and lyrics are a call for its listeners to “stand” up for themselves, their communities, and what they believe in. Like nearly all of Sly & the Family Stone’s songs, Sylvester “Sly Stone” Stewart was cr...
[Verse 1]
Stand
In the end you'll still be you
One that's done all the things you set out to do
Stand
There's a cross for you to bear
Things to go through if you're going anywhere
Stand
For the things you know are right
It s the truth that the truth makes them so uptight
Stand
All the things you want are real
You have you to complete and there is no deal
[Hook]
Stand, stand, stand
Stand, stand, stand
[Verse 2]
Stand
You've been sitting much too long
There's a permanent crease in your right and wrong
Stand
There's a midget standing tall
And the giant beside him about to fall
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
Stand
They will try to make you crawl
And they know what you're saying makes sense and all
Stand
Don't you know that you are free
Well at least in your mind if you want to be
[Outro]
Everybody
Stand, stand, stand
Stand! was written by Sly Stone.
Stand! was produced by Sly Stone.
Sly and the Family Stone released Stand! on Sat May 03 1969.