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Ooh, when will it ever change? |
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Ooh, people, tell me when will it ever change |
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I can see bells of freedom |
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I can't hear them ring |
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I see this premonition nearly happens every night |
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I see this premonition, it happens every day |
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I can see it when they work |
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I can tell by the things they say |
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My sisters and my brothers |
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On the streets all over town |
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I can see people dyin' |
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There's hatreds all around |
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Ooh, people, will it ever change? |
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Sometimes I hear the bells of freedom |
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But I never hear them ring, oh |
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Once I knew a man |
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He'd fought for equality, yes, he did y'all |
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He'd seen the promised land |
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He freed now for my needs, oh yes he did |
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I can see the bells of freedom |
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Tell me why can't I hear them ring? |
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Hear them ring, baby |
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Let me tell y'all, this is what I read |
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Come on in here freedoms comin' in |
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Liberty, equality, humanity |
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Little love, never hurt nobody |
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But we need liberty |
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There's no doubt about it |
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People, when will it change? |
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People, when will it change? |
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We need love, I know we need love |
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We don't need no more hatred |
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Tell me when will it change? |
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When will it change? |
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People, could ya tell me when will it change? |
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Somebody tell me now, I want freedom |
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I wanna hear those freedom bells ringin', yeah-oh |
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Oh whoa, I wanna know |
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Think you wanna know, too, take my hand |
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Let me lead you to the Promised Land |
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I think I can lead you to the Promised Land |
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I know I can |
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But I wanna know one thing, people |
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I wanna know, when will it change? |
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When will it change? Yeah |