Yesterday we lost a life
And we say, "what, another one?"
No one cares, so why should I
So we go right on having fun
Yet who knows what tomorrow brings, yeah
Take a look at what the future holds
Broken lives and shattered dreams
More to come I'm being told

We're living in such a mean world
Glad I'm headed for a better place
Come on, why not meet me there
To miss all this would be a waste
We're living in such a mean world
Glad I'm headed for a better place
Oh, yeah, headed for a better place

We talk about a better world
Then they prove that talk is cheap
Sending aid to outer space
While our homeless walk the streets
Their calling right what's really wrong
(That's what we do)
Calling love what isn't love
Headed straight for no return, yeah
Only hope is from above
We're living in such a mean world
I'm headed for a better place, yes, I am
So come on, why not meet me there
To miss all this would be a waste
We're living in such a mean world, yes, we are
Glad I'm headed for a better place
Said, yes, I am, yes, I am
I'm headed for a better place, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah

Headed for a better place
(Better accommodations)
Yes, we are
A better place
(No more racial tension)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, a better place
(Previous song I mentioned)
I said a better place
(Heaven is what I live for)

That's right, a better place
Don't you know I'm going, y'all
Hey, I said a better place

Look, wait
Wait, one more thing, before I go
What, BeBe?
You've been invited to a better place
A better place
Yeah, yeah
I'm going, yeah
It's a B-E-T-T-E-R P-L-A-C-E...