They shine on the little boy
Till he finds out why he don't belong

And the good thing he is searching for
And I don't want no pity
A man to lead us children
You can lose your hope and pride

When it comes to broken dreams
Get on up, look around
Make the lights shine down on us
When it comes to broken dreams
Like me
He won't cry so many tears

Take us from the valley of fear
Down, down, down, down
Show us the road to go
Help us survive, make us arrive

Get on up, taste the air
Get on up, taste the air
When the lights shine down on me
Can't you feel the wind of change

...
You can lose your hope and pride
Can't you see the wind of change

Are crushed into the ground
And the good thing he is looking for
Are crushed into the ground
There's no room for us out there
Can't you see the wind of change

But like me
Don't you understand what I'm sayin'
Sometime a man breaks down
Can't you feel the wind of change?
Teach us what we need to know
But like me
You'll get your share
He don't know where he'll go wrong

He won't cry so many tears
Like me
Till he finds out why he don't belong

There's no room for us out there
Is this way to make him pay
But I want my story told
He don't know where he'll go wrong

Sometime a man breaks down
You'll get your share
Being born in a world of joy
We need a God down here
Get on up, look around