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[Verse 1]
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I've been thinking about the news, daddy leaves it on all day through.
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I've been thinking about the wars and to be honest, I can't take it anymore.
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I hear you every day, the awful words you say,
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but hate can't be the face of the American Dream.
[Verse 2]
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I've been thinking about my life and how one day I wanna be a mother and a wife,
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I've been scared of that thought too in a world of struggle, what are we gonna do?
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I hear you every day, saying "it's gonna be okay"
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but hate can't be the face of the American Dream.
[Chorus]
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And I know
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we've got a long way to go
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but I've got to believe
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that change is a choice and it can start with me.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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And I've been thinking about our mother and how they took her away from her people.
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Put her in a boarding school, away from her brother, sister and culture.
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I can hear her every night saying, "we've gotta make this right"
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'cause hate can't be the face of the American Dream.
[End-Chorus]
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And I know
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we've got a long way to go
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but I've got to believe
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that change is a choice and it can start with me.
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And change is a choice and it can start with me.
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And change is a choice and it can start with you.
