Take Back What Is Ours

Is it radical to have kids you have to feed? To want to buy the books that they should read, to try to give them everything they need? Is it insane to have money for the bills you have to pay? To not be nickel and dimed everyday, while the billionaires get away Don't tell me it's a dream, it's hard to get it out of your head when you're down We've been sitting on the sidelines But it's time we tried to make a play, and take back what is ours today Is it wrong to have everyone treated the same way? No matter who you are, to have a say, no matter where you're from, welcome to stay Is it extreme to want everyone to pay their fair share? You can see poverty everywhere, but the one percent don't seem to care Don't tell me things shouldn't change, until you've tried to sleep with your head near the ground We've been sitting on the sidelines But it's time we tried to make a play, and take back what is ours today It's time for the rules, to be broken For those who've been asleep for so long, to be awoken For these words we were once afraid to say, to be spoken And for those who were brave enough to say them first, this is a token of my appreciation For your realization Is it crazy to stop the globe from getting warmer everyday? The world's got to find a better way, or this won't be a place where we can stay Don't tell me it ain't real, unless you want to live with your head in the clouds We've been sitting on the sidelines But it's time we tried to make a play, and take back what is ours today It's time for the rules, to be broken For those who've been asleep for so long, to be awoken For these words we were once afraid to say, to be spoken And for those who were brave enough to say them first, this is a token of my appreciation For your realization We've been sitting on the sidelines But it's time we tried to make a play, and take back what is ours today