i feel like i'm walking on my people
cause white pavements keep turning brown
mistreated with no explanation
still not enough to hold us down
when dr. king fought for our lives
bruised and abused but we refuse to lose again
ain't goin nowhere we're standing here
we've buried all our fears
we all see what's going on
no need to ring the alarm
that's the last thing i heard him say
his birthday was on next tuesday
but he won't live to see another day
all because of this crooked system
this time bruised and abused but we refuse to lose again
ain't goin nowhere we're standing here
we've buried all our fears
we all see what's going on
no need to ring the alarm
everything gon' be alright
don't you see us standing here?
we're much stronger than you think
it's gonna take a million people
to try to hold us back from freedom
what about all the mothers
that are losing all their sons
what about all the daughters
that are losing all their fathers
too much blood in the street
won't you stop killing my people
never going back to sleep
cause we're all fighting for the peace