Mr. Nelson

What is better, black or white?
What is the day without the night?
Are you prepared to fight for what is right?
Locked you away for so long
Oh, but your will was strong
Took them years to understand that the will of one man
Could be mightier than all the armies in the land

And a soldier in a war for truth
Can eventually win
Yes, for sisters and brothers
Mothers, fathers, lovers, cousins, everyone

Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?

Thrown into the lion's den
But with the courage of a thousand men
Not just a man, but a legend, yes he was
Locked you away for so long
Oh, and the prison tried to break your bones
Took what they could throw at you with dignity and grace
Because of you, Mandela, the world's a better place

And a soldier in a war for truth
Can eventually win
Yes, for sisters and brothers
Mothers, fathers, lovers, cousins, everyone

Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?

Took a man with a great big heart
Who was prepared to play his part
Up against the system right from the start, yes he was
Locked you away for so long
Oh, they tried to break your soul
Took them years to understand that the will of one man
Could be mightier than all the armies in the land

And a soldier in a war for truth
Can eventually win
Yes, for sisters and brothers
Mothers, fathers, lovers, cousins, everyone

Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?
Mr. Nelson, won't you take them home?