HANDS UP
Author(s): Martin M.
Songbook: GP Higher
KeyWords: Action (Kids),

Verse 1
Sometimes what people say
Makes me cold as ice.
I try to hide the pain,
Bury it deep inside. Uh-huh.
All that I can see
Is what's comin' down on me, yeah;
Those bad feelings keep on growin'
'Til they really have a hold on me.

Verse 2
My mind goes 'round and 'round,
Fast as a hurricane,
Reliving all those hard feelings over again.
[Over and over, and over again.]
Always pointing the finger,
Never taking the blame,
[No, never.] No, no. [Taking the blame.]
I am the accuser, jury and the judge,
But I'll be the loser if I hold on to this grudge.

Chorus 1
Hands up, that's enough,
It's time to surrender;
Can't keep holding on to the past.
Hands up, that's enough,
It's time to surrender.
Got to get on with my life at last.

Verse 3
"Time can heal all wounds,"
I've heard people say.
[I heard some people say.]
Waited so long,
But the pain didn't go away.
[Oh no, no, no, no, no.]
Each moment contemplating
Only brought more pain.
The more I thought about it,
The more I'd get upset,
'Til God's Love reached down
And helped me forgive and forget.

Chorus 2
Hands up, that's enough,
It's time to surrender;
Can't keep holding on to the past.
Hands up, that's enough,
It's time [It's time to...]

Bridge
Let go of those grudges that clutter up your mind.
Let go of those feelings [feelings]
That try to hold you back in time.

Verse 4
Everyone has problems that come around.
Let's rise above them,
Don't let them bring us down.
Let's use each past mistake
As a stepping stone.
Got to forget all the bad times
You think that you've been wronged;
Forgive everybody you've been blaming for so long.

Chorus 3
Hands up, that's enough,
It's time to surrender;
Can't keep holding on to the past.
Hands up, that's enough,
It's time to surrender.
Got to get on with your life at last.

Hands up! Hands up!
Time to surrender.
Hands up!
Time to surrender.
Hands up!

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