Change Don't Come Easy

Yeah, I went to their church And heard them people pray and chant And he was right about one thing, Huey Colored folk sing like white people can't He told us to pray some, he told us to sway some He told us the good Lord made us equal inside He told us we weren't sinners, he told us we were winners He told us to change or our spirits will die But change don't come easy, you gotta believe me It ain't gonna happen overnight Now change don't come quickly, no, not particularly It takes time to make all the wrongs right He said change don't come easy (No, don't come easy) Change, it never comes easy (Never comes easy) I was taught to hate them, was taught to denigrate them I was taught they're lesser in the good Lord's eyes Can't drink from the same fountain, I'll scream it from the mountain I'm through with buyin' all their blasphemous lies (But change don't come easy) You better believe me That is something that you just can't refute (Now change don't come quickly) No, not particularly So get in there and grab on back seat I said change don't come easy (Listen to your mamma) Yeah, change, it never comes easy (So stop without a drama) My boy loves your sister, we both know that, mister This ain't no temporary phase 'Cause my boy is stupid, he's been struck by cupid So we've got to change our intolerant ways Reverend, help me find my way to carry on and pray That there's a better day for all to come join me You got to come join me, join me as I testify (Yeah) Whoa Got to electrify (Electrify) Ooh, darling, mystify (Mystify) Oh, we gonna glorify (Glorify) Oh, I know I want to prettify (Prettify) It's all about 'Do or Die' ('Do or Die') Come on, everybody, justify (Justify) Hear my brother cry (Brother cry) As easy as apple pie (Apple pie) (Ooh, aah) I got to testify Oh, 1, 2 Change don't come easy