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(with John Legend, feat. CL Smooth) [John Legend] |
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Hope of the world is in our generation (let's straighten it out) |
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It's all left up to us, to change this present situation (let's straighten it out) |
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Take caution from our elders, don't make the same mistake (let's straighten it out) |
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Let's fill the world with love, and get rid of all the hate |
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Our elders taught us one thing but, practice another |
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Just look what happened to the |
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Indian and the brother (Straighten it out!) |
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Hope of the world is in our generation (let's straighten it out) |
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It's all left up to us, to change this present situation (let's straighten it out) |
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Our leaders make us fight, and we don't know what for (let's straighten it out) |
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If they want people killed, let them fight the war! |
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It's gotta end somewhere, this killing's got to cease |
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If no one were to fight, we'd all live in peace |
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Our generation (let's straighten it out) |
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It's all left up to us (let's straighten it out) |
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Our generation (let's straighten it out) |
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Let's do just what we must |
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And straighten it out! (Straighten it out) |
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Gotta straighten it out! (Straighten it out) |
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Straighten it out! (Straighten it out) |
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Yeahhh we gon' straighten it out, yeahh! [CL Smooth] |
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As long as there's a you, there's a better me |
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It's why we're together and stronger than they ever thought it could be |
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A world motherless - can health care cover this? |
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A love for all people no matter what the culture is |
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Our generation, is makin huge strides |
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A self-empowering movement that's on the rise |
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The more the door is open, the more the youth can see a fair chance means a greater opportunity |
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To have a brighter future, deeper insight |
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Work hard to be anything you want in life |
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It's what it's all about, the longevity |
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Educated enough to know what's ahead of me |
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Need to straighten it out, seek and you'll find they can cage your body, but not your mind |
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We lay it all on the line in the struggle |
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We grew, but together here's what we gotta do [John Legend] |
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Our generation (let's straighten it out) |
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It's all left up to us (let's straighten it out) |
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Our generation (let's straighten it out) |
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Let's do just what we must, and straighten it out! [JL with background singers] |
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Our generation - straighten it out! |
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Let's straighten it out - and straighten it out! |
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Heyyyyyyyyy we can straighten it out, |
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YEAHHH! C'mon yeah! |
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Our generation - let's straighten it out |
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Hey hey, we'll straighten it out |
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We'll straighten it out - straighten it out |
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New York City, better straighten it out |
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Atlanta, better straighten it out |
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In Los Angeles, you better straighten it out |
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We can straighten it out, we can straighten it out [fades out] |