[Intro] I wanna be somebody I wanna make a difference [Verse 1] Little boy caught in a driveby Witnessed the killer who made his daddy die And cause he identified and signed the dotted line He could feel it in his stomach, he signed away his life Little boy who once was the leader of his class The little source of joy, always neatly dressed Now would hang his head and be left crying at his desk Was found with his mother, lying in her lap With two bullets in his chest [PreChorus] And, oh my God, what is this madness? I will not let it kill my gladness And, oh my God, what is this madness? My joy inside will send this message [Chorus] I wanna be somebody I wanna make a difference For we all are children of the Mother I wanna be somebody I wanna make a difference For we all are children of the Father [Verse 2] Outspoken man, leading sisters and brothers Picked himself up from hustling, drugs and gutters Doing time on the inside, he found a higher power Now, back with a mission to help us help each other Respected from bourgeoisie to homeless in the street From universities, Africa, the 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 [PreChorus] And, oh my God, what is this madness? I will not let it kill my gladness And, oh my God, what is this madness? My joy inside will send this message [Chorus] I wanna be somebody I wanna make a difference For we all are children of the Mother I wanna be somebody I wanna make a difference For we all are children [Bridge] Ignite this fire inside, this light that is the truth Shake off the systems chains, no longer be their fool In the face of brutality, show the other cheek Triggerhappy policing will never kill our dignity [PreChorus] And, oh my God, what is this madness? I will not let it kill my gladness And, oh my God, what is this madness? My joy inside will send this message [Chorus Instrumental] [PostChorus] Lift up your heart and see Open your heart and see Open your heart and see Lift up your voice and sing Lift up your voice and sing Lift up your voice and sing Yeah, yeah [Chorus] I wanna be somebody Lift up your heart and see I wanna make a difference Open your heart and see For we all are children of the Mother Open your heart and see I wanna be somebody Lift up your voice and sing I wanna make a difference Lift up your voice and sing For we all are children of the Father Lift up your voice and sing
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