Change Doesn’t

Lyrics

[Hook] It ain't gotta be the same, cousin Believe me when I tell you that change doesn't It ain't gotta be the same, cousin Believe me when I tell you that change doesn't It ain't gotta be like this (no no no) It ain't gotta be like this It ain't gotta be like this (no no no) It ain't gotta be like this [Verse 1] Some play for world peace, but mostly don't want it Don't believe the world will end until we [?] it To the point streets run red with the blood of our sеas Trying to accumulate the [?] The nеcessary items for surviving onslaughts Things at most wasting, they often see yard-toss We don't take the shit we see serious enough It could easily be us, man I'm furious as fuck The tsunami's just a joke for folks at Hot 97 Imagine if Asia poked fun at 9/11 Every U.S. citizen would have his panties in a bunch [?] losing your entire family ain't enough Everybody got something to say but ain't doing a damn thing Yet we claim that we're doing the damn thing I can't bring nothing to the table, kinda like the U.S.A for tsunamis that [?] in Africa It's nothing new, it just serves as a reminder Considering they didn't even do shit in Rwanda 'Cuz being African is worse than African American It's embarrassing when you witness a country's arrogance It's sickening, to think the car that you're sitting in is running off the blood of a United States citizen Gas prices went from Jeffersons to Benjamins And they wondering why my poor folks are giving in [Hook] It ain't gotta be like this (no no no) It ain't gotta be like this It ain't gotta be like this (no no no) It ain't gotta be like this It ain't gotta be the same, cousin Believe me when I tell you that change doesn't It ain't gotta be the same, cousin Believe me when I tell you that change doesn't It ain't gotta be like this (no no no) It ain't gotta be like this It ain't gotta be like this (no no no) It ain't gotta be like this [Verse 2] While everybody's chasing dead presidents, I feel like I wanna make a dead president Outta George Jr., modern day Hitler Same shit you asked hoe, get the picture Hell yes, I agree with Kanye West, who spoke from his heart so fuck all y'all press And anyone that says this guy's a moron is evident when that statement better describes our current president Took his time before he even know his [?] Waiting a week, then view it from a plane window While I [?] loot what I can to stay alive Gathering I could to survive I realized we can't tell what's true for real The shit I been seeing on the news is ill Whites find things, Blacks loot and steal How's that helping when you order cops to shoot and kill? What's popping? Other than cops, guns and Blacks Wanna send us to a place where we can't come back So what do we do? How do we change our fate? Well it starts with you, don't make the same mistake-- of not believing in us That's what's weakening us Ever since the slave master plant that seed into us But honestly, I don't have a solution that will put a stop to world hunger and pollution Or stop global warming and provide for the poor Nor the cure for aids or the end of the war Only thing that I know for sure is change doesn't Before the curtains close on the show, I change something I try to make it better before my body is dust Don't expect the change to come without it starting from us Don't expect the change to come without it starting from us Don't expect the change to come without it starting from us [Hook] It ain't gotta be the same, cousin Believe me when I tell you that change doesn't It ain't gotta be the same, cousin Believe me when I tell you that change doesn't It ain't gotta be like this (no no no) It ain't gotta be like this It ain't gotta be like this (no no no) It ain't gotta be like this