(I can't breathe! I can't breathe! I can't breathe!)
(No justice, no peace! No justice, no peace! No justice, no peace!)
(I matter! We matter!)
(Black lives matter! Black lives matter! Black lives matter!)
It's time for the people to stand up for their rights
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done
It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time
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Can I get everybody's attention (over here?)
I got something I wanna tell ya (like music to your ear)
If we don't stand for something (we're surely gonna fall)
So let's stand together (all for one, one for all)
Don't let these people tryna fool ya (they don't know what the problem is)
They done change the game into a hobby (giving more people in the biz)
There's a whole lotta people confused, too (the blind leading the blind)
Would you rather be at the front (or the end of the line?) or the end of the line?
It's time for the people (oh!) to stand up for their rights (come on, y'all!)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people (it's time) to bring the darkness to the light
Oh, yes, it's time for the people (oh, yeah) to get the job done
It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time (oh, it's time)
Knowledge is power (let's spread it around)
Oh, stop being manipulated (act like you're educated)
You'd be surprised of the power (power the people got)
You can use it any time you want, believe it or not
No matter what color you are (red, white, black, or brown)
If we're gonna be part of the changes (start doing it now)
We've been taken advantage of long enough (long enough)
Don't you know, by now, they're calling our bluff? Woo
It's time for the people to stand up for their rights (stand up, it's time)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light (darkness to the light, yeah)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done (hey)
It's time (time), it's time (time), it's time, time, time, time
Step up to the plate, and use your ball (use your ball)
Times won't get no better, just by saying "I hope"
Drugs and alcohol are killing our neighborhood
I bet the plan is going just like they thought it would
Realize, organize, don't apologize
The things they're doin' to us, they're doin' in front of our eyes
No matter what color you are, red, white, black, or brown
If we're gonna be part of the changes, we gotta start doing it now
Wake up, people! Start using your mind
If y'all don't start thinking, you're gonna be left behind
Drugs and alcohol are meant to kill
And we are tired, against our will
Stop, think
We still got time to change
It's time for the people to stand up for their rights
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done
It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time
It's time for the people to stand up for their rights (you better believe me when I tell you)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light
(The time has finally come)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done (we can do it together, yes, we can)
It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time (we can do it, we can)
Step up to the plate, and use your ball
(It's time for the people to stand up for their rights)
Times won't get no better, just by saying "I hope"
(Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light)
Drugs and alcohol are killing our neighborhood
(Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done)
I bet the plan is goin' just like they thought it would
(It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time)
It's time for the people to stand up for their rights (somebody better let the young people know)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light
(Go to the polls, make sure you use your bones)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done (that's the only way the world's gon' survive)
It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time (that's the only way we gon' stay alive, hey, hey, hey)
It's time for the people
It's time for the people
It's time for the people