[Verse : A. Ward]
I seen a bum outside the gas station, in a bad place
Pacin' back and forth, he was hungry, he started trash raidin'
I walked past fast, avoidin' eye contact
Cuz I don't have no cash or tips for him, I ignored him
Got to the whip, started pumpin' my gas
Sent a text to my chick, thought of somethin' and laughed
Meanwhile I hear him mumblin', stumblin' drunk
He got a problem with no answers like he was flunkin' in math
So I reached out, nah, I ain't holla' back
Ain't throw a dollar back, my pride I couldn't swallow that
I just put the nozzle back and dipped off
Plus I had a preconceived notion
How he'd spend my money, I ain't wanna be ripped off
Reality had set in, carnality's my best friend
And change don't go together like fatalities and Tekken
He needed somethin' cheaper, I was thinkin' monetary
He was thinkin' deeper, I was thinkin' temporary
[Hook: Cole DeRuse]
Some want change to happen, yet afraid to be it
Others are too blind by their pride to begin to see it
But it only takes a single person to believe it
I know there's someone out there willing to lead it, come on
If you wanna see some change, then get your hands up
Let's make a commitment to quit actin' like children, man up
If you wanna see some change, then get your hands up
Let's all be the difference we're hopin' to be seein', stand up
[Verse 2: Cole DeRuse]
It's so much easier to judge someone than get to know 'em
It's somehow creepier to love someone than to expose 'em
Any flaw that someone has, the news really wants you to know it
They quick to show it and somehow thinks it makes them heroic
And in our pride, we label others diabolical
Yet refuse to examine ourselves, that's quite phenomenal
The foolishness we often exhibit is astronomical man
I say forget that and come back home like the prodigal, yeah
I really hate the fact that stereotypes do exist
We see a m**m on the street and think they 'bout to flip
We see a bum askin' for change and think he wants a sip
We see a woman barely dressed and think she prolly strips
The problem is, we glancin' through our societies' lenses
They often trippin', and rarely do they seem optimistic
That's hardly livin', I'm partly livid we often cynics
Yet we go ballistic when men are pennin' up narcissistic
[Hook: Cole DeRuse]
Some want change to happen, yet afraid to be it
Others are too blind by their pride to begin to see it
But it only takes a single person to believe it
I know there's someone out there willing to lead it, come on
If you wanna see some change, then get your hands up
Let's make a commitment to quit actin' like children, man up
If you wanna see some change, then get your hands up
Let's all be the difference we're hopin' to be seein', stand up