Last night I had a desperate dream, I was standing in the winter rain
  Footsteps close behind me, somebody called out my name, ohhh
  
  No magic mirrors can erase, these lines of living on my face
  Lessons learned and last, ohhh, ohhh
  
  Take this life - into my own hands, make this world - into my own land
  Take this life - I'll take my stand, take this world - into my own hands
  Take this life - into my own hands, I'll take my stand
  
  I was walking in the summer sun, thinking that my life had just begun
  How wrong could I be, ohhh, ohhh
  
  Take this life - into my own hands, make this world - into my own land
  Take this life - I'll take my stand, take this world - in my own hands
  Take this life - into my own hands, take this world - I'll take my stand
  Take this life - into my own hands, take this world - I'll take my stand
  
  Solo
  
  Take this life - into my own hands, make this world - into my own land
  Take this life - I'll take my stand, take this world - in my own hands
  Take this life - into my own hands, take this world - into my own hands
  Take this life - I'll take my stand, take this world - into my own hands
  
  Into my own hands, into my own land, I'll take my stand, into my own hands