These are the struggles that we face They ain't gonna go away Until we make a change So far, we haven't done a thing But sit back and complain And let people tell us who we are If we wanna make it tight Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry If we wanna make it right Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry I keep a watchful eye, over my baby brother Responsibility, every woman is a mother When there's no father in the picture It's likely he'll go astray, he'll go astray, yeah He'll chase his dream On the big silver screen Or the court, chances he'll make the team A thousand to one And after that, there's nowhere to turn, nowhere to turn These are the struggles that we face They ain't gonna go away Until we make a change So far, we haven't done a thing But sit back and complain And let people tell us who we are If we wanna make it tight Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry If we wanna make it right Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry Poverty is where we grow Videos are all we know Get a b**h Now drive a whip And turn a trick We love them hoes The only way to make a dollar Selling weed up on the corner k**ing future son and daughters lives Violence and d** and gangs More models in magazines Having s** and pregnant teens It's what we do, it ain't no thing That's how we spend our money fast Should be making money last Instead, we spend it on Chinese food and the latest trends These are the struggles that we face They ain't gonna go away Until we make a change So far, we haven't done a thing But sit back and complain And let people tell us who we are If we wanna make it tight Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry If we wanna make it right Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry All those who succeed Need to help the others No man left behind In spirit, he's your brother You are not alone If we stick together Sun or stormy weather Baby, keep your head up All those who succeed Need to help the others No man left behind In spirit, he's your brother You are not alone If we stick together Sun or stormy weather Let me hear my people cry These are the struggles that we face They ain't gonna go away Until we make a change So far, we haven't done a thing But sit back and complain And let people tell us who we are If we wanna make it right Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry If we wanna make it right Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry These are the struggles that we face They ain't gonna go away Until we make a change So far, we haven't done a thing But sit back and complain And let people tell us who we are If we wanna make it right Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry If we wanna make it right Come together, unify Wanna make a better life Let me hear my people cry I wanna hear you cry I wanna hear you cry I wanna hear you say I wanna make a change I wanna see you pick up and do things I wanna see you make a change I wanna see you help out your brother