A change is gonna come

As Africans…
We don’t have to wait for…
Bright lights or
Supersonic beings on clouds in the sky
Or objects flying unidentified
Why search for the truth
When it is right
Before our eyes?

We don’t have to wait for…
The U.S. of A and all its allies
All lies
Trust me!
You cannot trust
Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck
If a change is gonna come
It won’t come wrapped up in a Burger King truck…

We don’t have to wait for…
The European Union
To cement our union with donor cheques
Signed with guilt…
Our people know about unity
And it’s not in any of your
Hair relaxers or diet pills…
Trust me!

We don’t have to wait for…
Another religion to set us free
They tried it with television
But that shit didn’t free me
If anything, it made me more
Revolutionary…
Like the ones before us
They know they cannot ignore us
So they invented Aids to cure us…
Set us free…

We don’t have to wait for…
A new beginning or a fresh start
That shit you can feel with every beat
Of your heart...
We’re getting closer to changing times
Just read between my lines
They reinvented the slave scheme
Clothing labels have become the new dreams…

As Africans…
We gotta know that
A change is gonna come
‘Cause in life’s time
One hundred years barely equal a month
They might think they’ve got us
All under their skin
They forget that we’ll always shine through
We’re gonna win!
But until that day comes around
I find my peace in the words of
Sam Cooke…

It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will…