I woke up this morning
Saw a world full of trouble now
Thought, how'd we ever get so far down
And how's it ever gonna turn around
So I turned my eyes to Heaven
I thought, God, why don't You do something?

Well, I just couldn't bear the thought of
People living in poverty
Children sold into slavery
The thought disgusted me
So, I shook my fist at Heaven
Said, "God, why don't You do something?"
He said, "I did, I created you"

If not us, then who
If not me and you
Right now
Well, it's time for us to do something
If not now, then when
Will we see an end
To all this pain
Oh, it's not enough to do nothing
It's time for us to do something

Sometimes I'm talking about
How we are God's hands and feet
But it's easier to say than to be
Live like angels of apathy who tell ourselves
It's al-right
Somebody else will do something

Well, I don't know about you
But I'm sick and tired 
Of life with no desire
I don’t want a flame, I want a fire
I wanna be the one who stands up and says
"I'm gonna do something"

If not us, then who
If not me and you
Right now
It's time for us to do something
If not now, then when
Will we see an end
To all this pain
Oh, it's not enough to do nothing
It's time for us to do something

We are the salt of the earth
We are a city on a hill (shine, shine, shine, shine)
We're never gonna change the world
By standing still
No, we won't stand still, no

If not us, then who
If not me and you
Right now
It's time for us to do something
If not now, then when
Will we see an end
To all this pain
Well, it's not enough to do nothing
It's time for us to do something

It's time for us to do something