Change Gone Come lyrics - Snoop Dogg (feat. Bad Lucc & Mabvuto Carpenter)

(from "American Skin" soundtrack)

[Mabvuto Carpenter:]

Sam was born by the river

Martin, he had a dream

But that don't mean there will be harmony

Just because the choir sings

They say that change gon' come

So when is change gon' come?

Somebody tell me, somebody tell me

[Snoop Dogg:]

They throw the rock, hide they hand and wait for you to trip

Then show the worst on the news, "Look y'all, he was a Crip"

Now what am I supposed to do when family's on the line?

And how am I to stay calm with that still on my mind?

Bodies droppin' by the dozens

The people sworn to protect is killin' all my cousins

For that, I keep my head on a swivel, Dogg's out the kennel

Don't you want revenge just a little? Shit

What do you tell a mother in pain who lost a child

By the hands of the people she called?

For a situation across the street

When all he did was walk over to keep the peace? Cold game

Now she gotta live with seein' that whole thing

Nobody got charged for the murder - more pain

They wonder why we out here trippin'

The least of your worries should be me and my Crippin', nigga

[Mabvuto Carpenter:]

Sam was born by the river

Martin, he had a dream

But that don't mean there will be harmony

Just because the choir sings

They say that change gon' come

So when is change gon' come?

Somebody tell me, somebody tell me

[Bad Lucc:]

As the world comes crashin' down around you

You're sittin' in that fire like nothin' here can down you

You find ease in pain and some comfort, this life has consumed you

It's dark everywhere you look, my tears amuse you

You've gotta break free from that trap, but trust, I get it

When hopeless start shapin' your focus, life is wicked

I used to be that type of guy who smiled in all the pictures

And then I had my face where I would drown it out in liquor

Told the world that I would be the man, and baby, I will

I tend to talk to the ancestors when I'm prayin' for real

Hopin' for better, while capitalists capitalize

You had a heart of gold once, don't matter the size

They put the pressure on a youngin', youngin' grew up to kill

And put that youngin' in a prison just to ruin his will

See, it's the hard pill to swallow and faith is your throttle

Still find myself prayin' for tomorrow

[Mabvuto Carpenter:]

Sam was born by the river (River)

And Martin, he had a dream

But that don't mean there will be harmony

Just because the choir sings

They say that change gon' come

(Change gon' come, yeah, yeah, yeah)

So when is change gon' come? (Change gon' come)

Somebody tell me, somebody tell me

Lookin' for a change to come

(When is change gon' come?)

Somebody tell me

Change gon' come, oh, oh, oh yeah

(When is change gon' come?)

When is change gon' come? (Somebody tell me)