What If - India.Arie

What if Martin didn’t stand up?

What if Rosa didn’t sit down?

What if Malcolm didn’t man up?

Where would we be now?

What if Marley didn’t get up, stand up?

What if Du Bois didn’t come to advance us?

And Mandela didn’t come to teach us?

Where would we be now?

We are the ones we’ve been waitin' for

We can change the world

We can change the world

With our love, love, love, love

Love, love, love, love

'Cause it is up to us…

We are the ones we’ve been waitin' for

We can change the world

Our love can change the world

We can change the world

With our love, love, love, love

Love, love, love, love

Our love can change the world

What if Maya didn’t speak out?

What if Langston Hughes didn’t write it down?

What if Josephine Baker didn’t dance it out?

(No)

Tell me where would we be now?

What if Sojourner never told the truth?

Ida B. Wells never printed the news?

Harriet never went underground?

Where would we be now?

We are the ones we’ve been waitin' for

We can change the world

We can change the world

With our love, love, love, love

Love, love, love, love

'Cause it is up to us…

We are the ones we’ve been waitin' for

We can change the world

Our love can change the world

We can change the world

With our love, love, love, love

Love, love, love, love

Our love can change the world

Me too, I matter, you matter, we matter

Together we are love

Me too, I matter, you matter, we matter

Together we are love

It’s gotta be all of us

Stand up and speak up

With all of our love

Love, love, love, love

Love, love, love, love

'Cause it is up to us…

We are the ones we’ve been waitin' for

We can change the world

Our love’ll change the world

We will change the world

With our love, love, love, love

Love, love, love, love

Our love can change the world

Oprah, Kamala, Ava, Tarana and Lena

Serena, Viola, Opal, Patrisse and Alicia

You and me, are the chosen, right now, this is our moment

We are a people of motion

Our love’s gonna change the world