Rainbows in the sky Will cover the ghettos And brighten up their dreams When they're feeling hollow We'll give them us to see When they're walking in the dark And teach them how to breathe When they're living underwater We'll show them where to go When their minds are lost And teach them how to smile When they cry with sorrow We will plant a seed For the gold generation Oh, this is how we'll be Oh, in the gold generation Plastic in the sea Gases in the sky Babies with disease Elders without a dime Nations keep on falling From the hands of greed Holding back the truth Of what we're meant to be Change is gonna come And truth is gonna sew up This is how we'll be In the gold generation Change is gonna come Change is gonna come Rainbows in the sky Will cover the ghettos And brighten up their dreams When they're feeling hollow