There’s a sadness all around us / There are words we’re too afraid to say / And the things that I thought would last forever / Are changing every day

There’s a hunger can’t be satisfied / And the streets are filled with rage / It’s time to dig deep inside ourselves / And face the life we’ve made

Oh, it’s gonna take two of us / I can’t do it all on my own / Yeah, the day gettin’ brighter / Hold me a little bit tighter

Out of the darkness and hand in hand / Baby, together we will make our stand / Reach out and touch me, we can win somehow / I know there’s nothing that can stop us now / Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

I’ve lived my life trapped with trouble / Now it’s time to make a new start / I thought the only justice in this world / Came from an angry heart

Now I know there’s got to be love to protect us / But we can’t wait for it to come / I know there’s more to life than black and white / Sooner we learn, sooner we’ve won

It’s gonna take two of us / I can’t make it all on my own / If you are a fighter / Hold me a little bit tighter

Oh baby, out of the darkness and hand in hand / Baby, together we will make our stand / Reach out and touch me, we can win somehow / I know there’s nothin’ that can stop us now / Oh baby, oh come with me out of the darkness

It’s gonna take two of us / I can’t make it all on my own / If you are a fighter / Hold me a little bit tighter

Maybe, out of the darkness and hand in hand / Baby, together we will make our stand / Reach out and touch me, we can win somehow / I know there’s nothin’ that can stop us now

Out of the darkness and hand in hand / Baby, together we will make our stand / Reach out and touch me, we can win somehow / I know there’s nothin’ that can stop us now, baby…

[By Steven Van Zandt © Universal Music Publishing Group – Emi Records, 1984]