Be the Change
Verse 1)
Take a look around
What do you see
A world that's crumbling
People not trying to help
All for themselves
No longer listening
We think we know it all
To much pride
To except advice
It's not a game
Nobody's playing nice
So what's to be done
When the odds are against you
And things are not same
Do you just sit there
Or become the change
(Chorus )
Do you see what's going on?
People know right from wrong
Yet they trying to hold on
To the past
Realizing it affects
the life you'll have
Please see some good
Don't rely on the bad
(Verse 2)
The struggle is real
Trying to work
In the midst of work
You get hurt
Trying to put in more
Than you getting out
So many unappreciative people
What is this about
We were one of the greatest creation
Yet we won't help this nation
We'll let it suffer
Than help out one another
Our sister or brother
Put them down rather than lift them up
Judge them by the cover
Rather than open the book
Chorus )
Do you see what's going on?
People know right from wrong
Yet they trying to hold on
To the past
Realizing it affects
the life you'll have
Please see some good
Don't rely on the bad
Look beyond what you see
It could be you or me
So promise to help out
That's what this nation's all about
Heal this world
Touch some hearts
It starts with you
You can begin
To show its more to everyone
Than just the color of our skin
Live up to your title
And your name
Make the difference
Be the change
Chorus )
Do you see what's going on?
People know right from wrong
Yet they trying to hold on
To the past
Realizing it affects
the life you'll have
Please see some good
Don't rely on the bad
(repeat until chorus fades)
Written by:Concetta Hardnett
3/2/2016
Copyright © Concetta Hardnett | Year Posted 2016
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