We gotta tell the world We gotta push back hard 'Cause in the last long mile We're gonna walk the hardest yards We gotta educate We gotta pass it on We gotta stand up straight We gotta stand up strong That angry beast from the underground When you see it, gotta shoot it down We're never gonna make the world better till it's gone Every child is born With an open heart He don't care about colour till daddy marks his part Then history repeats the twist He's taught to fear the differences By the time he's a man He knows how to hate We been a long time waiting for the change to come Hold on, hold on 'Cause even if it takes a lifetime to right the wrongs We've gotta hold on We gotta drown 'em out When they scream and shout If they stoke the fire We gotta stamp it out Call it out when it shows its face And knock it down in every place We gotta stand together until it's done Everyone We been a long time waiting for the change to come Hold on, hold on 'Cause even if it takes a lifetime to right the wrongs We've gotta hold on How many times around the Sun Before this mad disease is gone, gone, gone We've gotta made this land a place for everyone Everyone, till it's done We been a long time waiting for the change to come Hold on, hold on 'Cause even if it takes a lifetime to right the wrongs We've gotta hold on We been a long time waiting for the change to come Hold on, hold on 'Cause even if it takes a lifetime to right the wrongs We've gotta hold on Hold on Hold on