India Arie - Better Way lyrics

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Yeah, yeah<br />

Let my people go<br />

Let my people go<br />

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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 />

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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 />

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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 />

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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 />