Shaina Taub & Original Broadway Cast of Suffs - The March

Mr. President, hear our cry

(Mr. President, hear our cry)

We the women of the country

(We the women of the country)

We the women of the country

We demand to be heard

(We demand to be heard)

We demand to be seen

(We demand to be seen)

We demand equality and nothing in between

(Equality)

We demand to be heard

(We demand to be heard)
We demand to be known

(We demand to be known)

We demand a voice of our own

(We demand an amendment
We demand an amendment)

We demand

(We demand an amendment
We demand an amendment)

I’ve never felt so alive before

(I’ve never felt so alive
Now we’re together)

I realize I’m not alone anymore
I feel a part of something bigger than me

(Feel a part of something bigger)

Something bigger exploding away
I feel my word about to change
I want to feel it change
We demand to be seen

(We demand to be seen)

We demand to be heard

(We demand to be heard)

We demand our dignity to never be deferred

(Our dignity)

We demand to be seen

(We demand to be seen)

We demand to be known

(We demand to be known)

We demand a voice of our own

(We demand an amendment
(We demand an amendment)
We demand an amendment)
We demand

(We demand an amendment)

We demand an amendment

But then, a mob of sneering men storm the street

Oh no

(Oh no)

Retreat

(Retreat)

Hundreds of hooligans
Spit and jeer
Grabbing my hair
Smacking my rear
Will we make it down the avenue in one piece

Where are the policemen

Where are the police

Get back

(Get back)

Make way

(Make way)

You’re not stopping us today

(Not today)

Get back

(Get back)

Step aside

(Step aside)

Won’t let you break our stride

Let’s push our way through the (?...)

(Mr. President, hear our cry)

Inch by inch, we’ll make it there

(Mr. President, hear our cry)

I want my mother to know I was here

I want my sisters to know I was here

I want my great-granddaughter to know I was here

(I was here)

I want my students to know I was here

(I was here)

I want my niece to know I was here

(I was here)

I want your great-granddaughter to know I was here

(I was here)

I was here
I was here
I was here
I was
I was here
I was here
I was here
I was here
I want your great-granddaughter to know
I was here
I was here!

We demand to be heard

We demand to be seen

We demand equality and nothing in between

Equality

We demand to be heard

We demand

We demand to be known

We demand to be known

We demand a voice of our own

We demand to be heard
We demand to be seen
We demand equality now!