Better Way

India.Arie

Yeah,yeah 
Oooooooh Ooooh 
Let my people go 

Oooooooh Oooh oh oh 
Let my people go 

In the swamps of New Orleans 
The rain came pouring down 
So heavy was the water 
That the walls came crashing down 
Now I know a survivor 
But how the hell you justify 
Leaving 100,000 people in water that high 
Just struggling for their lives 

I know there's got to be a 
Better way 
I know there's got to be a 
Better way 
I know there's got to be a 
Better way 
And we've got to find it 
(Stand up) we've got to find it 
(Or fall down) we've got to find it 

Politicians are screaming 
They say we've got a reason for war 
So many people are dying 
And we ain't even sure what for 
Is it because he's a Muslim? 
Tell me is it democracy or is it the oath 
It's on the news every day 
One paycheck away 
And the President's on the golf course 

I know there's got to be a 
Better way 
I know there's got to be a 
Better way 
I know there's got to be a 
Better way 
And we've got to find it 
(You got to stand together) we've got to find it 
(Or we coud fall apart) we've got to find it 

Sweet buttered craw dad 
Delta bread 
Hot pepper soul that's been sold out 
Lives that were taken before they found out 
What life was all about 
He's a genius with the lyrics 
Started young sipping syrup 
And it hurts me to my soul 
The way he drinks away the pain 
The world's going to lose him 
Another young superhero 

We've got to find it (8x)

I see the children on TV 
It's become a sign of the times 
Glorifying their bodies 
Something just don't feel right 
Still we keep pretending 
That boys and girls are men and women 
We watch it and we call it entertainment 
And everything is okay as long as somebody's getting paid 

I know there's got to be a 
Better way 
I know there's got to be a 
Better way 
There's got to be a 
Better way 
And we've got to find it 
We've got to find it 
We've got to find it