India Arie - Better Way lyrics
rate meYeah, yeah<br />
Let my people go<br />
Let my people go<br />
<br />
In the swamps of New Orleans<br />
The rain came pouring down<br />
So heavy was the water<br />
That the walls came crashing down<br />
<br />
Now I know a survivor<br />
But how the hell you justify<br />
Leaving a hundred thousand<br />
People in water that high<br />
Just struggling for their lives?<br />
<br />
I know there's got to be a better way<br />
I know there's got to be a better way<br />
I know there's got to be a better way<br />
And we've gotta find it<br />
<br />
Stand up<br />
(We've gotta find it)<br />
Or fall down<br />
(We've gotta find it)<br />
<br />
Politicians are screaming<br />
They say we've got a reason for war<br />
So many people are dying<br />
And we ain't even sure what for<br />
<br />
Is it because he's a Muslim?<br />
Tell me is it democracy or is it the oath?<br />
It's on the news every day, one paycheck away<br />
And the President's on the golf course<br />
<br />
I know there's got to be a better way<br />
I know there's got to be a better way<br />
I know there's got to be a better way<br />
And we've gotta find it<br />
<br />
You got to stand together<br />
(We've gotta find it)<br />
Or we could fall apart<br />
(We've gotta find it)<br />
We've gotta find it, yeah<br />
<br />
Sweet buttered craw dad, delta bread<br />
Hot pepper soul, that's been sold out<br />
Lives that were taken before they found out<br />
What life was all about<br />
<br />
He's a genius with the lyrics<br />
Started young sipping syrup<br />
And it hurts me to my soul<br />
The way he drinks away the pain<br />
The world's going to lose him<br />
Another young superhero<br />
<br />
We've gotta find it<br />
We've gotta find it<br />
We've gotta find it<br />
We've gotta find it<br />
<br />
We've gotta find it<br />
We've gotta find it<br />
We've gotta find it<br />
We've gotta find it<br />
<br />
See the children on TV<br />
It's become a sign of the times<br />
Glorifying their bodies<br />
Something just don't feel right<br />
<br />
Still we keep pretending<br />
That boys and girls are men and women<br />
We watch it and we call it entertainment<br />
And everything is okay<br />
As long as somebody's getting paid<br />
<br />
I know there's got to be a better way<br />
I know there's got to be a better way<br />
Hey, there's got to be a better way<br />
<br />
And we've gotta find it<br />
We've gotta find it<br />
We've gotta find it<br /><br />