In the streets
of New York City
ev'ry man can
feel the cold
And I don't
want no pity
but I want my
story told
When the lights
shine down on me
they shine on
the little boy
Is this way to
make him pay
being born in
a world of joy
But like me
he don't know
where he'll
go wrong
he won't cry
so many tear
till he finds
out why he
don't belong
like me
there's no room
for us out there
you can lose
your hope and pride
When it comes to
broken dreams
you'll get
your share
Sometime a man
breaks down
and the good thing
he is looking for
are crushed into
the ground
Get on up
look around
can't you feel
the wind of change
Get on up
taste the air
can't you see
the wind of change
Don't you
understand what
I'm sayin
we need a god
down there
A man to lead
us children
take us from the
valley of fear
Make the lights
shine down on us
show us the road
to go
Help us survive
make us arrive
teach us what we
need to know
But like me
he don't know
where he'll
go wrong
he won't cry
so many tears
till he finds
out why he don't
belong like me
there's no room
for us out there
you can lose your
hope and pride
When it comes to
broken dreams
you'll get
your share
Sometime a man
breaks down
and the good
thing he is
looking for
are crushed into
the ground
Get on up
look around
can't you feel
the wind of change
Get on up
taste the air
can't you see
the wind of change
Get on up
look around
can't you feel
the wind of change
Get on up
taste the air
can't you see
the wind of change
Get on up
look around
can't you feel
the wind of change
Get on up
taste the air
can't you see
the wind of change
Get on up
look around
can't you feel
the wind of change
Get on up
taste the air
can't you see
the wind of change