I was dreamin' in my dreamin'

Of an aspect bright and fair

And my sleepin' it was broken

But my dream it lingered near.

In the form of shinin' valleys

Where the pure air recognized

Oh, and my senses newly opened

And I awakened to the cry.

And the people have the power

To redeem the work of fools

From the meek the graces shower

It's decreed the people rule.

People have the power

People have the power

People have the power

People have the power.

Vengeful aspects became suspect

And bending low as if to hear

Well, and the armies ceased advancin'

Because the people had their ear.

And the shepherds ... the soldiers

And they laid among the stars

Exchanging visions, layin' arms

To waste in the dust.

In the form of shinin' valleys

Where the pure air recognized

And my senses newly opened

And I awakened to the cry.

People have the power

People have the power

People have the power

People have the power.

Where there were deserts, I saw fountains

Like cream the waters rise

And we strolled there together

With none to laugh or criticize.

There is no leopard and the lamb

And lay together truly bound

Well I was hopin' in my hopin'

To recall what I had found.

Well I was dreamin' in my dreamin'

God knows a pure view

As I lay down into my sleepin'

And I commit my dream with you.

People have the power

People have the power

People have the power

People have the power.

The power to dream, to rule

To wrestle the earth from fools

But it's decreed the people rule

But it's decreed the people rule.

Listen, I believe everythin' we dream

Can come to pass through our union

We can turn the world around

We can turn the earth's revolution.

We have the power

People have the power

People have the power

People have the power.

The power to dream, to rule

To wrestle the earth from fools

But it's decreed the people rule

But it's decreed the people rule.

We have the power

We have the power

People have the power

We have the power.