| O Obama
In a time of perpetual darkness
A candle burns deep in the night
Its flame is small but it has meaning to all
And it is such a beautiful sight
The flame is the human spirit
The thing we just have to protect
It’s the breath we take and the love we make
It’s the thing that makes us all connect
O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today
America is such a mighty dream
It’s easy to get off track
With mouths to feed and minds to seed
There’s no time to stop and look back
Everybody needs to get up
Stand and draw a line in the sand
We must take the reins, and despite the pain
We’ve got to make this a better land
O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today
This is the time we’ve been waiting for
This is the moment when we must soar
We cannot wait to do this anymore
Now and forever- open the door
O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today
This is a season of promises
A time of really big plans
We cannot make a mistake, or forget what it takes
To nurture every woman and man
In a time of perpetual darkness
The candle burns all through the night
It will get us through what we’ve got to do
It’s time to do what we know is right
O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today
O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today
O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today
Tim Van Schmidt 9/3/08
A songwriter's reaction to Obama's acceptance speech in Denver
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