Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King was a preacher man He fought the system and the Ku Klux Klan Served his time down in Birmingham Fighting all his life, he never raised a hand August 28, 1963 He said, "I have a dream" for equality For brotherhood and justice for you and me This ain't a Jim Crow society The Civil Rights Movement was a time of revolution Open up our minds to conscious evolution So we can pave a way to a common solution Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream Dr. King lived a life of meaning He wanted to prove he wasn't only dreaming He'd come for those who'd gone astray To teach that there's a better way He said let the Golden Rule be the rule of thumb To love each other, everyone So we can win the war on hate Before we find that it's too late Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream He said "Unity is the great need of the hour" So when we come together we will truly have the power There's a long road ahead We've got work to do For all oppressed people Muslim or Jew Rich, poor, black or white We need to walk a path to light Coretta Scott King was his foundation A loving wife who helped her man rock a nation So we sing in celebration Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream He came to heal the world