A heart can be broken
A heart can despair
But a heart that is open
Will climb up the stairs
Looking for a higher love
We all want a higher love
Frederick Douglass, you're my hero
'Cause nothing could keep you down
Nothing could keep you down
Sometimes I feel so ashamed
When I can't get back up again
I don't stand up despite the pain
And I don't walk on despite my rage
You had a higher love
You had a higher love
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With the first words of the prophet
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Just like Frederick Douglass
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Like my mother told me
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He rode on stone and he rode in the sand
He held the words right in his hand
To illuminate, emancipate
His beautiful mind
He had a higher love
He had a higher love
He had a higher love
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Were the first words of the prophet
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Just like Frederick Douglass
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Like my mother told me
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Just like Frederick Douglass
Oh, Frederick Douglass, you're my hero
'Cause nothing could keep you down
Nothing could keep you down
He had a higher love
He had a higher love
Oh let's just try to be kind
Let's try to be kind
Let's try to be kind
Let's try to be kind
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Were the first words of the prophet
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Just like Frederick Douglass
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Like my mother told me
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Just like Frederick Douglass
Oh, Frederick Douglass, you're my hero
He walked on water
He walked on water
He walked on water
He walked on water
He walked on water