"Holiday" lyrics

(We've got to have a holiday, holiday)

He talked about love
(Holiday)
About unification
Talked about love (Holiday) and dedication
(We got to have a holiday)
We wanted to see peace (Holiday) across the nation
Call for an end (Holiday) to world starvation
(We got to have a holiday)
Fill their hearts (Holiday)
Inspiration
(Holiday)

(We got to have a holiday) He used the world (Holiday) as his foundation
We need (Any way) a proclamation
(We got to have a holiday)
Some sign (any way) of our affection
We (Holiday) got to have a holiday
(We got to have a holiday)
Martin (Holiday) Luther King
(Stevie says)
We need a holiday
(I won't give up the holiday, Stevie says)

He called for (Whatcha say?)
Preservation
(You know we need a holiday)
Of our world (Whatcha say?) relations
He asked that we (Holiday) strengthen race relations
(We got to have a holiday) the world in hunger (Holiday) was his major theme
He asked that peace (Holiday) should be our thing
(We got to have a holiday)
We (holiday) got to have a holiday
Get up (Holiday)
Get up
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
Like Stevie said (Holiday)
We got to have a holiday
(We got to have a holiday)
For Martin (holiday) Luther King

He spoke of love and unification
Talked about love and dedication
Peace all across the nation
Atlanta (Holiday) world foundation
(We got to have a holiday)
Fill the hopes (Holiday)
With inspiration

He used the world (Holiday) as his foundation
(We got to have a holiday)
We need a (holiday) holiday
We need (holiday) a proclamation
(We got to have a holiday)
To show (holiday) our affection
Dreaming (holiday) about
(We got to have a holiday)
Your end (holiday), you're not forgotten
Martin (holiday), you're not forgotten

(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
You gave us love (holiday), you gave us peace
(We got to have a holiday)
You showed us the way (holiday) the world can be
(Holiday)
Just one day (We got to have a holiday, holiday)
We need to show our affection
Just one day (holiday)
To show our inspiration
(We got to have a holiday)
Just one day (holiday)
For a man who gave so much (holiday), so much

(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
The dream involved
(Holiday)
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
Just one day for a man of love (holiday) and a man of peace
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
(Holiday)
One day for the teacher
(We got to have a holiday, holiday)
One day for the preacher
Martin Luther King

We got to have a holiday
We got to have a holiday
We got to have a holiday
We got to have a holiday

Get up
Get up
Just one day for Martin Luther
Just one day for all he stood for