What can I be?

Make me so that I'm right for your society

What do I have to sacrifice?

There is no equal opportunity

Don't even call this your democracy

16,000 hours gone past this year and

No one knows anything



I'm of this earth right from her breath

I'm from this land US, I don't regret

You're telling me to obey what is wrong

I'm gonna defy you, defy you strong.

Defy you strong and on and on and on.

A long time I'll be waiting.



Give a girl a doll and stick her in a dress.

Give a boy a gun teach him how to address

And stick them in their place

Stick them in the place

Keep your system safe

You stick us in your place



Don't you let them bring you down,

Keep your head up, move back on your feet

It is your life that they are looking for

You are infinite so superlative

Let it all go

Won't you let it be?

Let it be.



So what can I be?

Make me so that I'm right for your society

What do I have to sacrifice?

There is no equal opportunity

Don't even call this your democracy

16,000 hours gone past last year

and no, no one knows anything



I'm of this earth right from her breath

I'm of this land US,  I don't regret

But if you're telling me I'm doing something wrong

When I'm not I will defy you strong

No matter what nationality

If you're suffering you've got to fight

And I hope my  brother's and sister's say

That they're losing their rights…

Stick a flag in a school room,

And you make the children pledge

To a country

That was founded on an edge

Of a knife in an Indian skin

Don't even try,  don't even begin

Of telling me of your crusader deeds

Your justification step up and lead



Don't you let them bring you down,

Keep your head up, move back on your feet,

And if it's your life that they all been looking for,

You got it infinite so superlative

Let it all go

Won't you let it be?

Let it be



So what can I be?

Make me so that I'm right for your society

What do I have to sacrifice?

There is no equal opportunity

Don't even call this your democracy

16,000 hours gone past last year

and no, no one knows anything



I'm of this earth right from her breath

I'm from this land and I don't regret

But if you're telling me to obey what is wrong

I'm gonna defy you, defy you strong

Defy you strong..

And on and on and on….

Long time I'll be waiting..

Long time long time

Long time.. long time.. long time…

…I'll be waiting.