This song was written, to express our concern about the need for change in our world. We intentionally omitted any direct reference to what WE FEEL needs to be changed...allowing the listener to determine what that might be, in his/her life.
pongamoosicgerry cohensteve petitt
The Change
(Cohen/Petitt)
VERSE
When the times that you're living in
Demand a change be made
And the people are all just kinda givin' in
Sounds like it's time to make a trade
CHORUS
So let's...
Trade in the old way, let's find us a new way
Let's listen to the people say
"The change it starts today"
VERSE
We can hear so many crying
For the help that we all must give
And can we even stop our planet dying
Can we change so that we can live?
CHORUS
Can we...
Trade in the old way
Can we find us a new way
Can we listen to the people say
"The change it starts today"
VERSE
When the crimes we have been riddled with
Really are gonna drag us down
Some kid somewhere stands up to bust the myth
And unites this town...by town...by town...by town
CHORUS
And we...
Trade in the old way
And we find us a new way
And we listen to the people say
"The change it starts today"
Change it starts today
BRIDGE
What has been done in our name
Has brought us such shame
But we shall not run
We'll never hide
We have to work
To regain our pride
VERSE
So when the times that we are livin' in
Demand that a change be made
They stop the people from all just giving in
And stand up so we can make that trade
CHORUS
And we...
Trade in the old way
And we get us a new way
And we listen to the people say
"The change it starts today"
Change starts today
(solo)
CHORUS
And we...
Trade in the old way
And we get us a new way
And we listen to the people say
"The change it starts today"
The change it starts today
GROUP VOX-Ride out
Let's talk about the change
Let's sing about the change
Let's shout about the change
Let's bring about the change
(BG VOX we...must...change)
And we must talk about the change
And we must sing about the change
And we must bring about the change
(BG VOX we...must...change)
Come on let's talk about the change
Come on let's sing about the change
Come on let's shout about the change
Come on let's bring about the change
(BG VOX we...must...change)
Come on let's talk about the change
Come on let's sing about the change
Come on let's shout about the change
Come on let's bring about the change
(BG VOX we...must...change)
