Well, I can feel this going down Abandon ship and save yourself now Just float away and let me drown Please don't over-exert yourself now And set me free And set me free I'm going home I've been running for a long time Thinking is a past time Paying for my past crimes Will it ever end? I keep searching for my own light Fear is keeping me uptight Read me now my last rites Praying to ascend And when you come down from your throne Don't hesitate to don your mask now You find it hard to be alone So take a minute to yourself now And set it free I'm going home I've been running for a long time Thinking is a past time Paying for my past crimes Will it ever end? I keep searching for my own light Fear is keeping me uptight Read me now my last rites Praying to ascend I've had enough of it I've had enough of it I've had enough of it Can't get enough of this Now bring it down I've had enough of it I've had enough of it I've had enough of it So bring it down And set it free I'm going home I've been running for a long time Thinking is a past time Paying for my past crimes Will it ever end? I keep searching for my own light Fear is keeping me uptight Read me now my last rites Praying to ascend Will it ever end? Will it ever end?

I don't know when I wake up Will I ever feel alright But I hope I do And I remember all the good times, the good times with you I don't know when I wake up Will I ever feel alright But I hope I do And I remember all the good times, the good times with you I don't know when I wake up Will I ever feel alright But I hope I do And I remember all the good times, the good times with you I don't know when I wake up Will I ever feel alright But I hope I do And I remember all the good times, the good times with you I don't know when I wake up Will I ever feel alright But I hope I do

Ooo, when will it ever change? Ooo people, tell me when will it ever change? I can see bells of freedom I can't hear them ring I see this premonition Nearly happens every night I see this premonition It happens every day I can see it when they work I can tell by the things they say My sisters and my brothers On the streets all over town I can see people dyin' There's hatreds all around Ooo people, will it ever change? Sometimes I hear the bells of freedom But I never hear them ring Oh! Once I knew a man He'd fought for equality, yes he did ya'all He'd seen the Promised Land He freed now for my needs, oh yes he did I can see the bells of freedom Tell me why can't I hear them ring? Hear them ring, baby Let me tell ya'all This is what I read Come on in here Freedoms comin' in Liberty, equality, humanity Little love, never hurt nobody But we need liberty, there's no doubt about it People, when will it change? People, when will it change? We need love, I know we need love We don't need no more hatred Tell me when will it change? When will it change? People, could ya tell me when will it change? Somebody tell me now I want freedom I wanna hear those freedom bells ringin', yeah-oh Oh whoa, I wanna know Think you wanna know, too Take my hand Let me lead you to the Promised Land I think I can lead you to the Promised Land I know I can But I wanna know one thing, people I wanna know, when will it change? When will it change? Yeah