KEEP THE FAITH

Written and Composed by Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett and Michael Jackson

If you call out loud

Will it get inside

Through the heart of your surrender

To your alibis

And you can say the words

Like you understand

But the power’s in believing

So give yourself a chance

‘Cause you can

Climb the highest mountain

Swim the deepest sea, hee

All you need is the will to want it

And uhh, little self-esteem

So keep the faith

Don’t let nobody turn you ‘round

You gotta know when

It’s good to go

To get your dreams up off the ground
Keep the faith, baby, yea

Because it’s just a matter of time

Before your confidence will win out
Believe in yourself

No matter what it’s gon’ take

You can be a winner

But you got to keep the faith

 
...Gon’ keep it brother

You got it

And when you think of trust

Does it lead you home
To a place that you only dream of
When you’re all alone
And you can go by feel
‘Stead of circumstance
But the power’s in beliving
So give yourself a chance

I know that you can
Sail across the water,
Float across the sky, high
Any road that you take
Will get you there
If you only try

So keep the faith, ow
Don’t let nobody take you down,

Brother
Just keep your eyes on the prize
And your feet flat on the ground
Keep the faith, baby, yea
Because it’s just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out

I told my brother how to do the thing right
Lift up your head and show the world you got pride
Go for what you want don’t let ‘em get in your way
you can be a winner but you got to keep the faith
Gon’ keep it brother
You got it

I know that keepin’ the faith
Means never givin’ up on love
but the power that love has to make it right

Makes it
Makes it right

Keep the faith
Don’t let nobody turn you ‘round brother
You got to know when it’s good to go
To get your dreams up off the ground
Keep the faith

Baby, yea
because it’s just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out

Better stand up and act like you wanna do right
Don’t play the fool for the rest of your life
Work on it brother and you’ll make it someday
Go for what you want and don’t forget the faith

Look at yourself

And what you doin’ right now
Stand back a minute just to check yourself out
Straighten out your life
And how you’re livin’ each day
Get yourself together
‘Cause you got to keep the faith
Uh, uh, uh

Don’t let nobody take you down, brother
Just keep your eyes on the prize
And your feet flat on the ground
Keep the faith, baby, yea
Because it’s just a matter of time
Before your confidence will win out

Lift up your mind
Before your mind gets blown
Some things in life you best just leave them alone
Go for what you want don’t let it get in your way
You can make it happen
But ya got ta keep the faith

Gon’ keep it brother
you got to keep the faith
Yeah keep the faith
Gon’ keep it sister
You got to keep the faith
now, now

I’ll show my brotha
How to do the thing right
Lift up your head
And show the world you got pride
Go for what you want
Don’t let ‘em get in your way
You can be a winner
If you keep the faith

Straighten out yourself
And get your mind on track
Dust off your butt
And get your self-respect back
You’ve known me long enough
To know that I don’t play
Take it like you want it
But you got to keep the faith