Song Description
A tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
R & B - Classic, R & B - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled |
Subject |
Hope |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
CHORUS: He, had a dream
Let it show us the way
And he, he had a dream
Don't let it slip away.
1. America, the beautiful
He saw what it should be
A place where every child of God
Can grow up to be free
Oh, where are the children?
When innocence dies young?
Gangsta' life is glorified
And power is a gun.
REPEAT CHORUS:
2. Young girls are havin' babies
And Daddy runs away
Mama's left to care alone
And there's a price to pay
I don't think he'd understand
Where decency has gone
Freedom's still a long way off
When there's no right or wrong.
REPEAT CHORUS:
BRIDGE: People are so vicious
Seems like they don't care
Oppression lives within
A mind full of despair
Time's runnin' out
There's got to be a change
How can we go on?
Livin' with this pain?
LAST CHORUS - vamp out