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Something’s Got to Give

In this hour of the ever-changing season,

May our tears not douse the fire in our hearts.

May our minds and eyes both analyze and question,

May we come together when we fall apart.

May the towers of the tyrants crack and crumble into dust,

May 10 million voices learn to sing as one.

So that the winds may turn the tides, before the waters all run dry,

May these days of darkness usher in the sun.

But what we need right now are answers,

To solve the riddle of a better way to live.

So tell your brothers, and tell your sisters,

It may take some time but something's got to give.

Oh, it may take some time but something's got to give.

May the reigning kings and queens have some compassion.

May the paupers sleep with four walls and a meal.

May the hawks of war lay down their angry weapons.

May the desperate have no reason left to steal.

Yes, we can build a new tomorrow from the ashes of today.

We can break the chains and take the reins and boldly storm the gates.

And with a little luck we write the book and learn from our mistakes

Because all we are is all one and the same.

I tell you what we need right now are answers

A new direction because this ain't no way to live.

So tell your brothers, and tell your sisters,

It may take some time but something's got to give.

Oh, it may take some time but something's got to give.

May the conflicts end in peaceful resolutions.

May there always be enough to go around.

And may the love we make erase the hate and faith unite not separate

Wake up before it all comes crashing down.

Well, I tell you what we need right now are answers

To save a world that has forgotten how to live.

So tell your brothers, and tell your sisters,

It may take some time but something's got to give.

Oh, it may take some time but something's got to give.