Change Don't Come Easy

Yeah, I went to their church and heard them people pray and chant
And you was right 'bout one thing Huey
Colored folk sing like white people can't!
He told us to pray some, he told us to sway some
He told us the good Lord made us equal inside
He told us we were sinners, told us we were winners
He told us to change or our spirits will die
But change don't come easy, you gotta believe me
It ain't gonna happen overnight
Change don't come quickly, no, not partick'ly
It takes time to make all the wrongs right
He said change don't come easy
No, don't come easy
Change never comes easy
Never comes easy.

I was taught to hate them, was taught to denigrate them
I was taught they were lesser in the good Lord's eyes
Can't drink from the same fountain
I'll scream it from the mountain!
I'm through with buyin' their blasphemous lies!
But change don't come easy, you better believe me!
That is somethin' that you just can't refute
Change don't come quickly, no, not partick'ly
So get in their and put on that suit!
I said change don't come easy
Listen to your Mama!
Change never comes easy
So stop with all the drama!

(Spoken: Now I'm talkin' to you)
My boy loves your sister, we both know that, mister
That ain't no temporary phase
"Cause my boy is stupid, he's been shot by cupid
So we gotta change our intolerant ways
The Reverend helped me find my way
To carry on and pray that there's a better day!
So won't you come join me! You gotta come join me!
Join me as I testify!
Yeah!
Woo! Gotta electrify!
Electrify!
Gonna mystify!
Mystify!
We gonna glorify!
Glorify!
You know I want to prettify!
Prettify!
It's all about do or die!
Do or die!
Come on, everybody-justify!
Justify!
Hear my battle cry!
Battle cry!
Easy as apple pie!
Apple pie!
Ooh! I gotta testify!
Change don't come easy!