Remember Why You're Here

Intro 
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Remember why you're here 
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To lend a helping hand 
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Your brothers and your sisters 
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Are walking across this land 
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Wherever there's trouble 
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Wherever there's fear 
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Just reach into the light 
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Knowing what is right 
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Remember why you're here 
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Remember why you're here 


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It ain't about gold and diamonds 
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Spirits and souls have flown 
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Knowing what's most important 
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By putting your best foot forward 
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Watching hopes and dreams soar 
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By taking less and giving more 
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It's people coming together 
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To make our time here a little better 

 
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Remember why you're here 
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To lend a helping hand 
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Your brothers and your sisters 
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Are walking across this land 
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Wherever there's trouble 
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Wherever there's fear 
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Just reach into the light 
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Knowing what is right 
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Remember why you're here 
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Remember why you're here 


Sax Solo 
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It's fueling your spirit's fire 
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A million voices in a gospel choir 
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Civil rights and liberty 
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Six strings in a melody 
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The death of hate and the birth of hope 
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The sound of soul on the radio 
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You and me getting high on life 
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And not letting time just pass us by 


Out-Chorus 
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Remember why you're here 
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To lend a helping hand 
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Your brothers and your sisters 
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Are walking across this land 
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Wherever there's trouble 
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Wherever there's fear 
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Just reach into the light 
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Knowing what is right 
                    C 
Remember why you're here 
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Oh, just reach into the light 
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Knowing what is right 
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Remember why you're here 
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Remember why you're here