We're going to stop this world from turning
  We build it up you knock it down
  If you go high then we'll go higher
  Beyond the sky without a sound
  
  It's gonna take a lot but we got plenty
  
  Keep building up keep movin' round
  If you use ten then we'll use twenty
  
  They're up above and underground - all around
  We've won we've lost we've counted up the cost
  And we've evened out the scores we are contenders
  
  I'm telling you so pay attention
  
  These words of truth come from above
  In God we trust and he has told me
  I need you now and I'm talking love
  
  We want a piece of what you're selling
  Put up your hands and face the wall
  How much it costs there is no telling
  How much it costs to walk so small - and we're so tall
  
  In truth we dare we people just don't care
  We've got you running scared we are contenders
  Rich or poor or hiding from the law
  You know what we've got in store we are contenders
  You're black, or white, Arab, Christian, Israelite
  
  We are hiding in plain sight we are contenders
  
  Don't bother asking for a favour
  I always get all that I want
  
  Though some are foolish we are braver
  
  Than those who do not have a bomb
  Forget the turning of the seasons
  Let's escalate and never stop
  And yes we've talked but for no reason
  Let's start again right from the top - countdown
  
  10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
  
  Got the world on a string but it ain't got that swing
  You speed it up we slow it down
  
  A frontier wilder than the West ever was
  No sheriff round this outlaw town
  So Superman if you're listening
  Help us out you're on the team
  
  For truth and justice, the American way
  The fight for right's not what it seems - with laser beams
  
  With gun and sword there is no reward
  But we're fighting on we are contenders
  We've won we've lost and we've counted up the cost
  And we've evened out the scores we are contenders
  You're black, or white, Arab, Christian, Israelite
  
  We are hiding in plain sight we are contenders
  
  No virgin birth is going to claim the earth
  We know what you're worth we are contenders