If We Want the World to Change

If We Want the World to Change

We're trying to change the world

Trying to make it a better place to live

Talking about our environment

Politics and the need for a racial bridge

Drugs, the high crime rate, hunger

The homeless and the need for us to give

I'm telling you here

And now in all honesty

If we want the world to change

It must start within you and me

You can save the sky

You can save the trees

But what is it worth

Without humanity

We've got to make love for all

The focus of society

If we want our world to change

It must start within you and me

I see many obvious contradictions

With your words and the life you lead

Man on the street needs more than money

Yet for him you're unwilling to bleed

Oh yes, you realize there is a problem

Still your time is consumed by greed

Why not embrace a stranger today

I'm telling you love is what we need

Written  July 17, 1990

By Oktobre Taylor 

Edited May 28, 2014 to add Author's Notes: I want to make sure everyone knows that these poem/lyrics, for better or worse, were written over 20 years ago.  On Facebook a friend and I had a discussion about saving our world, etc.
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