Five songs that will help see us through

"Without Hesitation," "SADS World," "They Don't Care About Us" (COVID version), "Freedom" (played at Woodstock by Richie Havens) and Ronee Blakelee's "Dues"

“Without Hesitation,” by Joseph Arthur:

Lyrics:

I’ll give you
All my love if you give all of your loving too
And without hesitation
Cause I know you already do
I’ll give you
All my heart if your heart is still beating true
And without hesitation
Cause I know it already is

If you’re gonna walk away from your life
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
If you’ve had about enough of this pain
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
You’re gonna dance til you’re overwhelmed by joy
You’re gonna sing til you’re crying out loud
You’re gonna love til you can’t give anymore of yourself to the crowd

I’ll give you
Second chances if the first chance don’t follow through
And without hesitation
Cause your heart is still touched with fire
I’ll give you time to think if your mind isn’t already made
And without hesitation
Cause I know how our love gets higher

If you’re gonna walk away from your life
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
If you’ve had about enough of this pain
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
You’re gonna dance til you’re overwhelmed by joy
You’re gonna sing til you’re crying out loud
You’re gonna love til you can’t give anymore of yourself to the crowd

I know it’s hard
But you gotta hold on
Hold on
I know it’s real hard
But you gotta hold on
Hold on

If you’re gonna walk away from your life
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
If you’ve had about enough of this pain
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
You’re gonna dance til you’re overwhelmed by joy
You’re gonna sing til you’re crying out loud
You’re gonna love til you can’t give anymore of yourself to the crowd

You’re gonna love til you can’t give anymore of yourself
To the crowd.

"SADS World,” by Tonika Todorova:

“They Don’t Care About Us,” by Michael Jackson (COVID version):

“Freedom,” by Richie Havens (from Woodstock, 1969—the documentary record of that festival which went on blissfully, without a single mask, and no “social distancing,” despite the Hong Kong flu then killing millions all around the world):

Bonus track: “Dues,” by Ronee Blakelee (from Robert Altman’s Nashville, 1975):