revolution 1993

Lyrics

you've got to stand up, stay strong start movin' in the right direction, don't wait, too long, for people promising divine intervention, 19 nine three, now i'm taking matters into my own hands, so fast, i can't see, a revolution is the only way that we can change change change, i wanna fight the power, well it's hard times, white lines, kids of nine gettin' down with gun crime, war zones, no homes, ain't it time we gave the dog a bone, say brothers, sisters, step up and put yourself in the picture, this time you know a revolution if the only way that 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 neighbourhood, 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 that we can change change change, i wanna fight the power, still we don't seem to understand we need a revolution, everybody wants a revolution, who is, this man, i'm having trouble finding out 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 revolution is the only way that we can change change change, i wanna fight the power, higher, higher, now we're gonna learn to fight the power, sunshine, new day, i only know how to get the right way, faster, stronger, i help my brother and my soul lives longer, blinded, i can't see, that revolution is the only way that we can change change change, i wanna 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