Let me ask you a question tell me no lies
My friends you see are your alibis - now tell me
Do you ever think of the life that you live
When you live it do you really give it all you can give
I ask you this because the time is so near
No woman, no cry, no livin' in fear
Lift up your head now ya must stand tall
'Less ya won't be around to see Babylon fall
All we really wanna see the time for change has gotta be NOW!
I can see that it's time in our lives to change things
Never been so clear as it is today
Good people now hear this - you gotta show love
Please stop all the violence - the push and the shove
All we wanna see is peace in our days
Freein' up the people of their evil ways
I don't wanna live life of constant struggle
Still people everyday are in a state of trouble
Let us enjoy the life that we have been given
Avoid all the strife if we keep on livin'
I can see that it's time in our lives to change things
Never been so clear as it is today
And if this time I am right soon the world will be changing
As one nation we'll see a brighter day
Buildings are burning the pages are turning
Yet nobody really wants to deal with it
The graveyards are filling because of the killing
Yet nobody really wants to deal with it
There's drugs in the cornfield and blood on the windshield
Yet nobody really wants to deal with it
We're losing the best with one shot to the chest
And nobody really wants to deal with it