Something's really got to change The ways we live are lives In disregard for one another Well, can't we see it's time to change our perception? Something's really got to give How can we live this way So much pain and suffering So we must overcome Love, sweet love, will sustain us All your money and possessions They mean nothing in the span of time Open your eyes and see the real life We can make a difference if we try Something's really got to change The way we live our lives Prisoners to our own mistakes We've got to wise up time to change our perception Something's really got to give How can we live this way? Take some time to recognize What is false and part with it Love, sweet love, will sustain us All your money and possessions They mean nothing in the span of time Open your eyes and see the real life We can make a difference if we try Love, sweet love, will sustain us Love will overcome We'll be as one We'll be as one Will overcome Love, why are we so blind? Why are we so cold? Why are we so cold? Why are we so blind? I was to tear down these walls They've built around us I was to tear down these walls' Cause something's got to give