The wind of change blows

The prison walls remains

The hurricane runs

The beast of a man will not be changed

How come this hesitation

When help is close at hand

Oh everybody knows that's the way it goes

And the wind blows

And the lion has to kill

Before the heartbeats of his children are still

As the wind blows

Why do we wait as justice dies

The price is very high

Must the bullets fly

Mama don't you cry

Got to stop the white lie

I couldn't believe it

To be so proud of it

But what we're gonna give

A teeny little bit

Is this the explanation

You never really cared

Well with or without you

The truth is coming through

And the wind blows

And the lion has to kill

Before the heartbeats of his children are still

As the wind blows

Why do we wait as justice dies

The price is very high

Must the bullets fly

Mama don't you cry

Got to stop the white lie

Our children are dying

Our nation is crying

The price of our freedom

Is blood in our eyes

You tell us be patient

For years we have carried you

Now all you offer is dust in our eyes

And the wind blows

And the lion has to kill

Before the heartbeats of his children are still

As the wind blows

Why do we wait as justice dies

The price is very high

Must the bullets fly

Mama don't you cry

Got to stop the white lie

Got to stop the white lie

Got to stop the white lie