Seventeen was a turbulent time for me

Felt I could never quite measure up

Felt berated and trapped where the boys it seemed

Could get away with so much

I’d speak my mind and find those words would evaporate

No one had time to hear a girl criticize their ways

I’d sit in my buttoned up private school uniform and I’m imagine a storm

Where the thunder rolls down

And the wildfire bleeds

A change would come around

And my voice would set me free

I’ll be the lightning in the dark

And I’ll stand and march

When the thunder rolls down

A change will come around Like thunder

Even now I can’t walk on these streets alone

The wolves howl and I groan

Yeah it seems that these short skirts are all my fault

For the trouble that unfolds

I’m not getting paid what I really should

I hope there comes a day where I’m understood

So I will keep praying and hoping that I will keep on screaming out

Where the thunder rolls down

And the wildfire bleeds

A change would come around

And my voice would set me free

I’ll be the lightning in the dark

And I’ll stand and march

When the thunder rolls down

A change will come around Like thunder

I will not be silent, I will not give in, I won’t let the system win

Where the thunder rolls down

And the wildfire bleeds

A change would come around

And my voice would set me free

I’ll be the lightning in the dark

And I’ll stand and march

When the thunder rolls down

A change will come around Like thunder