"Stand! In the end you'll still be you, One that's done all the things you set out to do. Stand! There's a cross for you to bear; Things to go through if you're going anywhere. Stand! For the things you know are right. It's the truth that the truth makes them so uptight. Stand! All the things you want are real; You have you to complete and there is no deal."
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Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Its core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and included Stone's brother and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone, sister and singer/keyboardist Rose Stone, trumpeter [[w:Cyn
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