Yeah, I went to their church
And heard them people pray and chant
And he was right about one thing, Huey
Colored folk sing like white people can't
He told us to pray some, he told us to sway some
He told us the good Lord made us equal inside
He told us we weren't sinners, he told us we were winners
He told us to change or our spirits will die
But change don't come easy, you gotta believe me
It ain't gonna happen overnight
Now change don't come quickly, no, not particularly
It takes time to make all the wrongs right
He said change don't come easy
(No, don't come easy)
Change, it never comes easy
(Never comes easy)
I was taught to hate them, was taught to denigrate them
I was taught they're lesser in the good Lord's eyes
Can't drink from the same fountain, I'll scream it from the mountain
I'm through with buyin' all their blasphemous lies
(But change don't come easy)
You better believe me
That is something that you just can't refute
(Now change don't come quickly)
No, not particularly
So get in there and grab on back seat
I said change don't come easy
(Listen to your mamma)
Yeah, change, it never comes easy
(So stop without a drama)
My boy loves your sister, we both know that, mister
This ain't no temporary phase
'Cause my boy is stupid, he's been struck by cupid
So we've got to change our intolerant ways
Reverend, help me find my way to carry on and pray
That there's a better day for all to come join me
You got to come join me, join me as I testify
(Yeah)
Whoa
Got to electrify
(Electrify)
Ooh, darling, mystify
(Mystify)
Oh, we gonna glorify
(Glorify)
Oh, I know I want to prettify
(Prettify)
It's all about 'Do or Die'
('Do or Die')
Come on, everybody, justify
(Justify)
Hear my brother cry
(Brother cry)
As easy as apple pie
(Apple pie)
(Ooh, aah)
I got to testify
Oh, 1, 2
Change don't come easy