Lay down all our cigarettes and beauty magazines
We're like a caged-up monster begging to be free
The whole time all we want is just to be who we are
And what I find in the little things I used to ignore
Make all those so-called important things a bore
The opportunity to open any door that we like
Is in our minds

I know a change is going to come
I can feel it, I can feel it

So go call all your teachers
And call all your mothers
Get help from your preachers
And love one another
The buildings are burning
And we keep on yearning
The world, it turns
And we keep learning about life
About life

Find out what you're living for and don't leave a clue
You've got the best of everything inside of you
The answer you've been looking for, it isn't too far away
And what I've learned from experience, I never knew before
Sometimes the truth, it can be rotten to the core
But I'm getting wiser and I won't be afraid anymore, no
No more

Well, I know a change, it has to come
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?

So go call all your teachers
And call all your mothers
Get help from your preachers
And love one another
The buildings are burning
And we keep on yearning
The world, it turns
And we keep learning
The world, it turns
And we keep learning about life

So go call all your teachers
And call all your mothers
Or get help from your preachers
And love one another
The water is rising
And I'm realizing
I'm scared of the future
I need to be nurtured
The fuel's coming slower
But the price ain't getting lower
Well, how can I stand it?
I can barely feed my family
The buildings are burning
And we keep on yearning
The world, it turns
And we keep learning
The world, it turns
And we keep learning
The world, it turns
And we keep learning about life
About life
And we keep learning everyday
About life