The Change Has Yet To Come

They tried to kill my dream on a cold Chicago evening They accused me and jailed mewhile my neighborhood was burning My life has been a nightmare But the dream I keep on livin' And I'll be sittin', waiting for the change yet to come They tried to hush my voice with whiskey, crack and cocaine Knowing all the time that my loss would be their gain No matter how hard I fight, always ends in vain And I'm sittin', thinking for the change has yеt to come Desegrеgation, integration, equal opportunity Those words sound familiar but they have no meaning Oh I wonder if they ever, ever become a reality I won't stop dreaming' til it's all said and done Life without freedom, is it really worth livin' And social justice, I have to tell you, has no meaning Real education yeah Just a dream, just a dream I'll be sittin', waiting I'll be sittin', and waiting I'll be sittin', waiting for the change to come Oh I'll be waiting yeah, for the change to come I'll be sittin' right here, waiting for the change to come Oh I ain't goin' nowhere Waiting for the change Right here Yeah