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 a rich man's feet
He eats the crumbs off of the floor
We are starving for something to eat
We are whales up on 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
How could we be so blind
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