Turn on the tv
Watch the news
Seems like things never change
History repeats and weak always lose
Nothing changes but the clothing
Pillbox hats to hip hugger jeans
Still brothers killing brothers
We make love to the war machine
But don't lie
Don't say you want peace
Just go ahead and go to sleep
Before the rest of us
Who have never died
And always try from Lenon to Dr. King
We will always and forever be reaching
I've walked down every street
Of every place I've been
You know that everybody is hooking
For some kind of pimp
You can't trust the power
'Cause power has no heart
And greed is a bitter stone
In a poor man's mouth
So don't lie
Don't say you want peace
Just go ahead and go to sleep
Before the rest of us
Who have never died
And always try oh.. from Malcom to Guthrie
We will always and forever be reaching
Blessed is she who finds her voice
Blessed is he who says he has a choice
Blessed are we who wake up to gleam
Oooo... life is but a dream
So go ahead and oh say you want peace
Just go ahead and just go to sleep
Before the rest of us who have never died
And always try from Tiananmen Square to Beijing
Know that we will always
Oh and forever be reaching
We will always
Oh, you know we will always be reaching