[Chorus: Mabvuto Carpenter]
Sam was born by the river
Martin, he had a dream
But that don't mean there will be harmony
Just because the choir sings
They say that change gon' come
So when is change gon' come?
Somebody tell me, somebody tell me

[Verse 1: Snoop Dogg]
They throw the rock, hide they hand and wait for you to trip
Then show the worst on the news, "Look y'all, he was a Crip"
Now what am I supposed to do when family's on the line?
And how am I to stay calm with that still on my mind?
Bodies droppin' by the dozens
The people sworn to protect is killin' all my cousins
For that, I keep my head on a swivel, Dogg's out the kennel
Don't you want revenge just a little? Shit
What do you tell a mother in pain who lost a child
By the hands of the people she called?
For a situation across the street
When all he did was walk over to keep the peace? Cold game
Now she gotta live with seein' that whole thing
Nobody got charged for the murder - more pain
They wonder why we out here trippin'
The least of your worries should be me and my Crippin', n***a
[Chorus: Mabvuto Carpenter]
Sam was born by the river
Martin, he had a dream
But that don't mean there will be harmony
Just because the choir sings
They say that change gon' come
So when is change gon' come?
Somebody tell me, somebody tell me

[Verse 2: Bad Lucc]
As the world comes crashin' down around you
You're sittin' in that fire like nothin' here can down you
You find ease in pain and some comfort, this life has consumed you
It's dark everywhere you look, my tears amuse you
You've gotta break free from that trap, but trust, I get it
When hopeless start shapin' your focus, life is wicked
I used to be that type of guy who smiled in all the pictures
And then I had my face where I would drown it out in liquor
Told the world that I would be the man, and baby, I will
I tend to talk to the ancestors when I'm prayin' for real
Hopin' for better, while capitalists capitalize
You had a heart of gold once, don't matter the size
They put the pressure on a youngin', youngin' grew up to kill
And put that youngin' in a prison just to ruin his will
See, it's the hard pill to swallow and faith is your throttle
Still find myself prayin' for tomorrow
[Chorus: Mabvuto Carpenter]
Sam was born by the river (River)
And Martin, he had a dream
But that don't mean there will be harmony
Just because the choir sings
They say that change gon' come
(Change gon' come, yeah, yeah, yeah)
So when is change gon' come? (Change gon' come)
Somebody tell me, somebody tell me

[Outro: Mabvuto Carpenter]
Lookin' for a change to come
(When is change gon' come?)
Somebody tell me
Change gon' come, oh, oh, oh yeah
(When is change gon' come?)
When is change gon' come? (Somebody tell me)