Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Better Way , by - India.Arie. Song from the album TESTIMONY VOL. 2: LOVE & POLITICS, in the genre R&BRelease date: 31.12.2007
Record label: Universal Music
Song language: English
Better Way |
| Yeah, yeah |
| Let my people go |
| 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 a hundred thousand |
| 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 gotta find it |
| Stand up |
| (We've gotta find it) |
| Or fall down |
| (We've gotta 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 gotta find it |
| You got to stand together |
| (We've gotta find it) |
| Or we could fall apart |
| (We've gotta find it) |
| We’ve gotta find it, yeah |
| 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 gotta find it |
| We’ve gotta find it |
| We’ve gotta find it |
| We’ve gotta find it |
| We’ve gotta find it |
| We’ve gotta find it |
| We’ve gotta find it |
| We’ve gotta find it |
| 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 |
| Hey, there’s got to be a better way |
| And we’ve gotta find it |
| We’ve gotta find it |
| We’ve gotta find it |