[Verse 1]
We heard all the stories from people who passed
Of how things were made in the time long ago
We took all the good things and made them to last
We found our own new way to learn and to grow
From the fields of the country to the bright city light
We learned how to hustle and learned how to build
We kept our hearts open and held to what is right
The vision we wanted is finally filled
[Pre-Chorus]
We are the sound of the new kind of heart
We are the strong voice that you hear on the air
We chose this good road from the very start
We look at the future without any care
[Chorus]
We found our own way in the dirt and the fields
Our history written in the places we go
We built up our future on things that we know
We live out the lessons we learned every time
We stand here together, a strong, honest group
We are the new voice, completely full of sound
[Verse 2]
We remember the lessons of patience and truth
We remember the kindness that we were shown then
The spirit of this place is the spirit of youth
We will not go back to the way things have been
The power we feel will never come down
Our new way of life is intensely alive
[Bridge]
We stand for the honest reality now
We pledge all our promise to what we intend
We show the whole world who we are and we bow
This powerful message we send to the end
The New South Side has finally arrived
This music we made will forever be heard
[Chorus]
We found our own way in the dirt and the fields
Our history written in the places we go
We built up our future on things that we know
We live out the lessons we learned every time
We stand here together, a strong, honest group
We are the new voice, completely full of sound