It was a cold December day, on that ol’ city bus,

Rosa Parks sat down, just like she always does.

But this time was different, this time she said,

“I ain’t movin’ back, I ain’t gonna be led.”

She said, “No more, no more, I’m standin' my ground,

I’m not gonna let hate keep me down.”

Rosa Parks, she made her stand,

And the whole world heard her voice demand.

The driver asked her, “Lady, won’t you move?”

But she said, “I’ve had enough, I won’t lose.”

Her tired heart had taken all it could,

And she knew in that moment, it was for the greater good.

She said, “No more, no more, I’m standin' my ground,

I’m not gonna let hate keep me down.”

Rosa Parks, she made her stand,

And the whole world heard her voice demand.

That bus ride sparked a fire in the street,

People stood together, ready to defeat,

The chains of oppression, the walls of hate,

With Rosa’s courage, we’d change our fate.

She said, “No more, no more, I’m standin' my ground,

I’m not gonna let hate keep me down.”

Rosa Parks, she made her stand,

And the whole world heard her voice demand.

So we walk in her footsteps, we carry the flame,

In every struggle, we’re callin’ her name.

Rosa Parks, you paved the way,

Now we’re marchin' toward a brighter day.

So we walk in her footsteps, we carry the flame,

In every struggle, we’re callin’ her name.

Rosa Parks, you paved the way,

Now we’re marchin' toward a brighter day.