Ooh, we don't need no burning crosses,
Put out the fire of bigotry,
We don't need to count our losses,
When they bury you, they'll bury me.
I have a dream that we can be united; it'll only work when fears are subsided,
By the sweat of my brow, I won't let it die,
"Freedom for our hearts" is my battle cry.
Poor man begging at rich man's feet, he eats the crumbs off of the floor,
We are starving for something to eat,
We are whales upon the shore.
We're living in troubled times,
We're living in troubled times,
How could we be so blind?
We're living in troubled times.
There was a time we tore our country down for all the same reasons that we fight for now,
And if pride comes before a fall, then why, tell me why we tore down the wall?
We're living in troubled times.
We're living in troubled times.
We're living in troubled times,
We're living in troubled times,
How could we be so blind?
We're living in troubled times.
