Call me a broken record
Go 'head and roll your eyes
It's gonna take
A lifetime of faith
To uproot these age-old lies
Call me a broken record
It should be no surprise
Long as my people
Lesser than equal
Every day I rise
Lift our voices
With a freedom song
Cry for justice with a mighty drum
Pour our love on our enemies
We will fight this evil with poetry
Don't put your hope
Don't put your hope
Don't put your hope in a man
Don't lose your hope
Don't lose your hope
Don't lose your hope
To a president
This is more than one Goliath
Needing to be slain
Don't look for a hero king
To rescue us from pain
We need a whole symphony
An honest marching band
To play a truthful melody
In this deceptive land
Lift our voices
With a freedom song
Cry for justice with a mighty drum
Pour our love on our enemies
We will fight this evil with poetry
Call me a broken record
Go 'head and roll your eyes
It's gonna take
A lifetime of faith
To uproot these age-old lies
Call me a broken record
It should be no surprise
Long as my people
Lesser than equal
Every day I rise
Lift our voices
With a freedom song
Cry for justice with a mighty drum
Pour our love on our enemies
We will fight this evil with poetry
Lift our voices
With a freedom song
Cry for justice with a mighty drum
Pour our love on our enemies
We will fight this evil with poetry
Lift our voices
With a freedom song
Cry for justice with a mighty drum
Pour our love on our enemies
We will fight this evil with poetry