EVERY RIVER MUST FIND ITS OWN WAY TO THE SEA br LIKE THE SOUL AND THE SPIRIT SEARCH TO BE FREE br THERE’S A VOICE IN THE GALE & A CANDLE BURNS BRIGHT br A PATH THROUGH THE DARKNESS, A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT br SEE A PEOPLE’S HISTORY REFLECT IN THEIR EYES br FROM THE ASHES & EMBERS THE PHOENIX SHALL RISE br THERE’S A PASSION INSIDE, LIKE A FIRE IT BURNS br THE LONGING & PAIN OF A COUNTRY THAT YEARNS br br Chorus: br FREEDOM O FREEDOM RISE UP AND SEE br A NATION AGAIN, PROUD AND FREE br FREEDOM O FREEDOM RISE UP AND SEE br A NATION AGAIN, IS OUR DESTINY br br WHEN YOU HEAR THE DRUM ROLL & PIPERS LOUD PLAY br IN PRINCES ST GARDENS ON A FINE SUMMER DAY br OR AT GLASGOW GREEN WHERE THEY MARCH SIDE BY SIDE br LET THE SKIRL O’ THE PIPES FILL YE WITH PRIDE! br IT’S OUR PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND PEOPLE LIKE ME br WE BUILT THIS GREAT COUNTRY, THE STRONG AND THE FREE br TO BE EQUAL ‘MONG NATIONS ACROSS THE WIDE WORLD br WITH OUR VOICES HEARD AND OUR FLAG UNFURLED br br Chorus br br THE GREAT GLENS AND MOUNTAINS OF OUR HOMELAND br BELONG TO THE PEOPLE, IT’S WHAT NATURE PLANNED br O WAKE UP FROM THE DREAM BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE br FREEDOM’S YOUR BIRTH RIGHT; FREEDOM’S YOUR FATE br FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN, THEIR RIGHTS TO RECLAIM br FOR FREEDOM ALONE, NOT FOR GLORY OR FAME br DON’T CURSE THE DARKNESS HOLD UP YOUR LIGHT br LETS PULL TOGETHER - RIGHT IS OUR MIGHTbr br Patrick Scott Hoggbr br