revolution 1993

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