Time For The People
(专辑: Temptations 60 - 2022)
(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 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 try to fool ya (They don't know what the
problem is) They done changed the
game into a
bit (Giving more people the
biz) There's a
whole lotta people confused, too (The blind leading the
blind) Would you 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 (Ooh, 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 (Lets 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 colour you are (Red, white, black, or brown) If you'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 neighbourhood I
bet the
plan is going just like they thought it would Realise, organise, don't apologise The
things they're doing to us, they're doing in front of our eyes No matter what colour 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 you 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 neighbourhood (Oh, yes, it's time for the
people to get the
job done) I
bet the
plan is going 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
pones [?], 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