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Same as It Ever Was (Start Today)

Michael Franti & Spearhead
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Michael Franti & Spearhead


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 could 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 lotta change, but we gotta 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 sayin’ that they’re all bad, I’m not sayin’ that I’m any better
All I’m just tryin’ to say is we could all do a lot better
I say it in my own house, and I say it on the street
I say it on a record, y’all, and I say it on the beat
I paint it on the wall, y’all, so 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 could 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 an X, y’all, and The King had a dream
And like Spike Lee said, y’all, you should always do the right thing
If the world’s full of anger, and everybody’s gotta 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, and I say it on the street
I say it on a record, y’all, and I say it on the beat
I paint it on the wall, y’all, ‘till 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 could 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

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 could 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



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