A Change Is Gonna Come
I try to realise the pain of another man
I try, but there's no way to understand
Why must we fight, why must there be such pain
And you look around, everyone's to blame, because
Condition red, there's too much fighting today
Condition red, there's got to be a better way
I rise up in the morning and I feel the Babylon on me
And I burn a little kali cos I know it'll set I free [sic]
We struggle every day, we gotta be what we want to be
And there will come a day when we all will live as one in peace and harmony
Till then
Condition red...
No colour of our skin,
I try, but there's no way to understand
Why must we fight, why must there be such pain
And you look around, everyone's to blame, because
Condition red, there's too much fighting today
Condition red, there's got to be a better way
I rise up in the morning and I feel the Babylon on me
And I burn a little kali cos I know it'll set I free [sic]
We struggle every day, we gotta be what we want to be
And there will come a day when we all will live as one in peace and harmony
Till then
Condition red...
No colour of our skin,
Polkadots and Moonbeams
Writer(s): Burke/Van Heusen
A country dance was being held in a garden
I felt a bump and heard an "Oh, beg your pardon"
Suddenly I saw - polka dots and moonbeams
All around a pug-nosed dream
The music started, and was I the perplexed one
I held my breathe, and said "May I have the next one?"
In my frightened arms - polka dots and moonbeams
Sparkled on a pug-nosed dream
There were questions in the eyes of other dancers
As we floated over the floor
There were questions but my heart knew all the answers
And perhaps a few things more
Now in a cottage, built of lilacs and laughter
I know the meaning, of the words: "ever after"
And I'll always see polka dots and moonbeams
When I kiss my pug-nosed dream