I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference

Little boy caught in a drive-by
Witnessed the killer who made his daddy die
And 'cause he identified and signed the dotted line
He could feel it in his stomachhe signed away his life
Little boy who once was the leader of his class
The little source of joyalways neatly dressed
Now would hang his head and be left crying at his desk
Was found with his motherlying in her lap
With two bullets in his chest

Andoh my godwhat is this madness? 
I will not let it kill by gladness
Andoh my godwhat is this madness? 
My joy inside will send this message

I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference
For we all are children of the mother
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference
For we all are children of the father

Outspoken manleading sisters and brothers
Picked himself up from hustlingdrugs and gutters
Doing time on the insidehe found a higher power
Nowback with a mission to help us help each other

Respected from bourgeoisie to homeless in the street
From universitiesafricathe middle east
And through the threats of death he spoke truth and set men free
But the power of the truth made enemies of the weak
He was killed by his own people

Andoh my godwhat is this madness? 
I will not let it kill my gladness
Andoh my godwhat is this madness? 
My joy inside will send this message

I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference
For we all are children of the mother
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference
For we all are children

Ignite this fire insidethis light that is the truth
Shake off the system's chainsno longer be their fool
In the face of brutalityshow the other cheek
Trigger-happy policing will never kill our dignity

Andoh my godwhat is this madness? 
I will not let it kill my gladness
Andoh my godwhat is this madness? 
My joy inside will send this message

Lift up your heart and see
Open your heart and see
Lift up your voice and sing...

I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference
For we all are children of the mother
I want to be somebody
I want to make a difference
For we all are children of the father