Love and Hope (2008)

[Verse 1: Ozomatli]
A child looks up into my eyes, nothing to say
An open hand with scars can hide the pain away
What I can give is not enough to help him grow
How can I fulfill his needs, embrace his soul?

[Pre-Chorus: Ozomatli]
The hope deep in his eyes are dreams he must let fly
So sing this song with me, this hopeful melody

[Chorus: Ozomatli]
Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never dies
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive

[Verse 2: Ozomatli]
The child struggled to survive, now hе's a man
With children of his own, he does thе best one can
Tries to live with love and not let sorrow grow
Even though he barely reaps all that he sows

[Pre-Chorus: Ozomatli]
The hope deep in his eyes, are dreams he must let fly
So sing this song with me, this hopeful melody

[Chorus: Ozomatli]
Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never dies
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive

[Chant in background during interlude: Ozomatli]
Aledayall, aledeya ya
Aledayall, aledeya ya
Aledayall, aledeya ya
Aledayall, aledeya ya
Aledayall, aledeya ya

[Interlude: Barack Obama]
We always knew that hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It's not sitting on the sidelines. Hope is that thing inside us. We've been asked to pause for a reality check, we've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope

[Chorus: Ozomatli]
Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never dies
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive
Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never dies
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive
Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never dies
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive
Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never dies
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive
Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes