Once And For All
Newsies Lyrics

This is the story you wanted to write
You have the opportunity to tell the story you wanted to share

Well tonight is the night that you can
The timing is perfect to execute and accomplish your goal

Just get this done and by dawn's early light
If we finish this task, we'll have time to rest before the sun rises

you can finish the fight you began
We can complete the conflict we started and get our desired outcome

This time we are in it to stay
We are committed to seeing this through until the end

Think about seizing the day
Consider the opportunity in front of you and take advantage of it

Think of that train as she rolls into old Santa Fe
Picture the train arriving at Santa Fe and let them know I'll be on it

Tell em' I'm on my way
Inform them that I'm coming to join the fight

See old man Pullitzer's snug in his bed
Visualize Pullitzer sleeping comfortably in his bed

He don't care if we are dead or alive
Pullitzer has no concern for our well-being

Three satin pillows are under his head
Pullitzer sleeps quite comfortably with luxury pillows.

While we are begging for bread to survive
Meanwhile, we struggle to even have basic necessities to survive

Joe, if you're still countin' sheep
Joe, if you're still asleep and dreaming

Wake up and read em' and weep
Wake up and read our demands and weep with regret

You got your thugs
You have hired goons

With their sticks and their slugs
The hired goons have weapons and are prepared to use them

Yeah, but we got a promise to keep
We are determined to keep our promise, regardless of the obstacles

Something tells me the tide'll be turnin'
I have a feeling things will change for the better

There is a fire inside me that won't stop burnin'
I am on fire, and I won't stop until I get what I came for

Now that the choices are clear
Now that it's clear what we need to do

Now tomorrow is here
The time is now to take action

Watch how the mighty will fall
See how those in charge will soon be toppled

This is for kids shinin' shoes in the street
This is for the young people working hard to make a living

With no shoes on their feet everyday
Without the basic needs such as shoes

This is for guys sweatin' blood in the shops
This is for the hardworking individuals who keep society functioning

While the bosses and cops look away
While those in positions of power choose to ignore their struggles

This is to even the score
This is to balance the scales of justice

This ain't just Newsies no more
This isn't solely about the Newsies, it's about those who suffer under oppressive conditions

This ain't just kids for some pie in the sky
This isn't just young people chasing fantasies

This is do it or die
This is the do or die situation

We'll be there to defend one another
We'll always be ready to stand up for and protect each other

Every kid is our friend
Every youth is our ally

Every friend a brother
In this fight, we are all family

Five thousand fists in the sky
Thousands of individuals have joined the fight with us, fists raised high

Five thousand reasons to try
There are thousands more reasons to continue the fight

We're goin' over the wall
We're breaking through the oppressive barriers to achieve our goals

Better to die than to crawl
We'd rather risk death than surrender and live on our knees

Either we stand or we fall
The stakes are high, either we succeed or we don't

For once, once and for all
This is our opportunity to finally make a lasting change