We need a change now, o Lord, can you hear me?
Generations have cried the same song
The same sorrows poured out in melody
We shall overcome
When will we overcome?

We need a change now, o Lord, can you hear me?
Too many days have been downcast and long
Restless hearts through the night are still singing
We shall overcome
When will we overcome?

We shall persevere
With the prayers of saints
And the songs we sing
Are the seeds of change
Your kingdom comes
In the smallest ways
From the suffering
Comes our strongest praise