Yeah,yeah 

Oooooooh Ooooh 

Let my people go 



Oooooooh Oooh oh oh 

Let my people go 



In the swamps of New Orleans 

The rain came pouring down 

So heavy was the water 

That the walls came crashing down 

Now I know a survivor 

But how the hell you justify 

Leaving 100,000 people in water that high 

Just struggling for their lives 



[chorus] 

I know there's got to be a 

Better way 

I know there's got to be a 

Better way 

I know there's got to be a 

Better way 

And we've got to find it 

(Stand up) we've got to find it 

(Or fall down) we've got to find it 



Politicians are screaming 

They say we've got a reason for war 

So many people are dying 

And we ain't even sure what for 

Is it because he's a Muslim? 

Tell me is it democracy or is it the oath 

It's on the news every day 

One paycheck away 

And the President's on the golf course 



[chorus] 

I know there's got to be a 

Better way 

I know there's got to be a 

Better way 

I know there's got to be a 

Better way 

And we've got to find it 

(You got to stand together) we've got to find it 

(Or we coud fall apart) we've got to find it 



Sweet buttered craw dad 

Delta bread 

Hot pepper soul that's been sold out 

Lives that were taken before they found out 

What life was all about 

He's a genius with the lyrics 

Started young sipping syrup 

And it hurts me to my soul 

The way he drinks away the pain 

The world's going to lose him 

Another young superhero 



We've got to find it [x8]



I see the children on TV 

It's become a sign of the times 

Glorifying their bodies 

Something just don't feel right 

Still we keep pretending 

That boys and girls are men and women 

We watch it and we call it entertainment 

And everything is okay as long as somebody's getting paid 



[chorus] 

I know there's got to be a 

Better way 

I know there's got to be a 

Better way 

There's got to be a 

Better way 

And we've got to find it 

We've got to find it 

We've got to find it