Will It Ever Change - Luther Allison

Ooo, when will it ever change?

Ooo people, tell me when will it ever change?

I can see bells of freedom

I can’t hear them ring

I see this premonition

Nearly happens every night

I see this premonition

It happens every day

I can see it when they work

I can tell by the things they say

My sisters and my brothers

On the streets all over town

I can see people dyin'

There’s hatreds all around

Ooo people, will it ever change?

Sometimes I hear the bells of freedom

But I never hear them ring

Oh!

Once I knew a man

He’d fought for equality, yes he did ya’all

He’d seen the Promised Land

He freed now for my needs, oh yes he did

I can see the bells of freedom

Tell me why can’t I hear them ring?

Hear them ring, baby

Let me tell ya’all

This is what I read

Come on in here

Freedoms comin' in

Liberty, equality, humanity

Little love, never hurt nobody

But we need liberty, there’s no doubt about it

People, when will it change?

People, when will it change?

We need love, I know we need love

We don’t need no more hatred

Tell me when will it change?

When will it change?

People, could ya tell me when will it change?

Somebody tell me now

I want freedom

I wanna hear those freedom bells ringin', yeah-oh

Oh whoa, I wanna know

Think you wanna know, too

Take my hand

Let me lead you to the Promised Land

I think I can lead you to the Promised Land

I know I can

But I wanna know one thing, people

I wanna know, when will it change?

When will it change?

Yeah