Revolution 1993

Yes you've got to stand up, stay strong, start moving in the right direction Don't wait too long, for people promising divine intervention Nineteen nine three, now I'm taking matters into my own hands So fast, I can't see a revolution is the only way we can change, change, change I want to fight the power Well it's hard times, white lines, kids of nine getting down with gun crime War zones, no homes, ain't it the time we gave the dog a bone Say brothers, sisters, get up and put yourself in the picture This time you know a revolution is the only way we can change, change, change I want to fight the power Question, answer, shake your hand and smile for the camera But it's no good you should spend time in your neighborhood Where black kids, white kids Now you're working overtime to be a crack kid No job, no cash a revolution is the only way we can change, change, change I want to fight the power Still we don't seem to understand we need a revolution Everybody wants a revolution Now who is this man, I'm having trouble knowing where I'm coming from Preconceptions, it's eternal human infection One chance, learn how you're gonna change the habit of a lifetime my soul Concerned that a revolution is the only way that we can change, change, change I want to fight the power Higher, higher, now we're gonna learn how to fight the power Sunshine, new day, I only know how to go to the right way Faster, stronger I help my brother and my soul lives longer Blinded I can't see a revolution is the only way that we can change, change, change I want to fight the power No doubt in time, everything is sweet sunshine but in the Meantime, mankind is having trouble where to draw the line We still don't, respect, and yet I thought we had intellect Sometimes I think the music is the only hope we have for revolution Still we don't seem to understand we need a revolution Everybody needs a revolution