| We got to make a change
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| We got to make a cha-aa-aaa-ange
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| Yesterday I heard this voice in my head
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| Warning me, begging me, telling me
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| It said too much of our people are dea-eaa-ad
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| And if we don’t try to do something before it’s too late
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| Agony, poverty, misery is the only thing it’s going to create
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| We need some more peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away
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| Come be a part of the brighter day
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| We need some more peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away
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| Come be a part of the brighter day
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| It will be better for you
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| There’s a lot of things that I know you can do
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| To your own self you got to be true
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| You will be judged by the things that you do-ooo
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| So let’s give love a try
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| Too much of dem little children die
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| And no one can tell me the reason why
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| All dem mothers do is cry-yyy
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| We need some more peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away
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| Come be a part of the brighter day
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| We need some more peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away
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| Come be a part of the brighter day
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| If each of us could really make the change now
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| Happiness, joy and gladness
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| Everyone living apart their ways
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| And only in that way you gonna find peace
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| Harmony, love and unity
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| Cause we really don’t want the violence increa-eaa-sed
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| We need some more peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away
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| Come be a part of the brighter day
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| We need some more peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away
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| Come be a part of the brighter day
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| Yesterday I heard this voice in my head
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| Warning me begging me telling me
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| It said too much of our people are dea-aaa-aaad
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| And if we don’t try and do something before it is too late
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| Agony, poverty, misery is the only thing it’s going to crea-aate
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| We need some more peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away
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| Come be a part of the brighter day
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| We need some more peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away, yeah
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| Come be a part of the brighter day, yeah
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| Peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away
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| Come be a part of the brighter day
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| We need some more peace and love, yeah yeah
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| Too much of the youths dem take up gun play
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| Hold up your head youth and walk away
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| Come be a part of a brighter day
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| We need some more peace and love |