Gonna Change America© Written by Charles Xavier Whaling City Music Publishing, BMI They’ve taken my money Taken your gold Taken my cards Now they’re digging my hole It’s times like these That are going to change me Change me, Change me We’ve got to find a better way To find a better end Change me, Change me They’ve taken our health Taken our soul Taken our dreams That they already own Trust me, trust me The ripples from our life Still kill our children Change me, Change me Who says time has no consequence Look at me Who says time leaves no evidence We’ll just see Change me, Change me Two parties are one Once they’ve begun The strong take the weak Until the weak have won When politics and human rights get bent Change me, change me When mo’ money chooses, where you get sent Change me, change me It takes more than one to make things happen It takes more than one to make things happen It takes more than one to make things happen Trust me, trust me Read my lips, baby, and trust me They’ve taken my money Taken your gold Taken my cards Now they’re digg’n my hole They’ve taken our health Taken our soul Taken our dreams That they already own Trust me, trust me Two parties are one Once they’ve begun The strong take the weak Until the weak have succumbed We want to change America We want to change this country We want to change America I want to change me They’re gonna change me They’re gonna change me They’re gonna change me They’re gonna change me I want to change me I want to change me I want to change America Change you and change me It’s times like these That are going to change me Change me, change me We’ve got to find a better way To find a better end So change me, change me The ripples from our lives Still kill our children Change me, change me Who says time has no consequence Look at me Who says time leaves no evidence We’ll just see Change me, change me Two parties are one Once they’ve begun The strong take the weak Until the weak have succumbed/won When politics and human rights get bent Change me, Change me When mo’ money chooses, where you get sent Change me, Change me It takes more than one to make things happen It takes more than one to make things happen It takes more than one to make things happen Trust me