Same as it ever was
But there’s gotta be a better way
It’s the same as it ever was
But today’s a different day
You and me
Couldn’t make that change
But it’s the same as it ever was
We better start today
America’s a better place
Than it was fifty years ago
There’s been a whole lot of change
But we got a long way to go
When we used to have a problem
We used to call the police
But who we gonna call when
The police make a problem
I’m not saying that they all bad
I’m not saying that I’m any better
All I’m just trying to say
Is we could all do a lot better
I say it in my own house
And I say it in the streets
I say it on a record yo
And I say it on a beat
I paint it on a wall yo
So that everybody sees
When we all see justice
Then we’ll all see peace
It’s the same as it ever was
But there’s gotta be a better way
It’s the same as it ever was
But today’s a different day
You and me
Couldn’t make that change
But it’s the same as it ever was
We better start today
A revolution is a battle
Between the future and the past
The battle’s never over
But the future’s gonna last
Malcolm had a x yo
And the king had a dream
Like spike lee he said y’all
You should always do the right thing
If the world’s full of anger
And everybody’s got a gun
Then what should I say y’all
To my teenage son
Mandela did lock down
For twenty-eight years
But there’s billions more y’all
It’s still rainin’ down tears
I say it in my own house
I say it on the street
I say it on the record y’all
I say it on the beat
I paint it on a wall y’all
So that everybody sees
When we all see justice
Then we’ll all see peace
It’s the same as it ever was
But there’s gotta be a better way
It’s the same as it ever was
But today’s a different day
You and me
Couldn’t make that change
But it’s the same as it ever was
We better start today
They can try to divide us
They can try to increase
All the pain and suffering
But this is everybody’s street
There is just one love y'all
There is just one beat
And when we all see justice
Then we’ll all see peace
It’s the same as it ever was
But there’s gotta be a better way
It’s the same as it ever was
But today’s a different day
You and me
Couldn’t make that change
But it’s the same as it ever was
We better start today
It’s the same as it ever was
We better start today