My wife asked me to find the lyrics to the song below, but I couldn’t find them published anywhere. This is my best attempt to transcribe the words. If anyone has found official lyrics, lemme know.
everywhere you look
you can write a book on what’s goin on
everyone you know’s got to reap what they sow
be it right or wrong
ghettos flood
there’s a hole up in the sky
oil and blood
tell me why oh why
terrorstruck, look at us
this isn’t what we planned
you gotta take a stand
<Chorus>
dont forget that pride always goes before fall
nobody’s free till there’s freedom for all
as you sow, so shall you reap
be the change that you want to see
oh yeah
be the change that you want to see
every now and then
you gotta bend to the way it is
but be that as it may
it’s not the way just cause they say it is
(just because they say it is)
on tv there’s just no reality
all I hear is me, me, me
what they sold, I’m not buying anymore
no more war
<Chorus>
dont forget that pride always goes before fall
nobody’s free till there’s freedom for all
as you sow, so shall you reap
be the change that you want to see
oh yeah
be the change that you want to see
yesterday heard you say
that theres nothing you can do
wonder if you’d feel the same
if it was happening to you
<Chorus>
dont forget that pride always goes before fall
nobody’s free till there’s freedom for all
as you sow, so shall you reap
be the change that you want to see
oh yeah
be the change that you want to see
right now
be the change that you want to see
see the changes start with you
be the change that you want to see
be the change that you want to see
be the change that you want to see
be the change that you want to see
be the change that you want to see
(repeat)
And here is the video. I’m hosting it here for my friends who can’t see it on Youtube. See more about Kat Edmonson on her myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/katedmonson
Now, he didn’t know the interviewer and was caught by surprise, but he managed pretty well. After a few days, and after seeing the video pop up on Youtube, he decided to formulate his own response…
This is the kind of bright and engaged kind of youth we need today. Kids, pay attention and learn!
Andrew Card, President George W. Bush’s former Chief of Staff, was showered with a chorus of boos and catcalls from students and faculty of the University of Massachusetts while receiving an honorary degree Friday. Protesters, who caught the embarrassing scene on video, attached anti-Card signs to their robes and drowned out Provost Charlena Seymour’s remarks about Card’s “public service.” Even faculty sitting on stage joined in on the action, screaming their disapproval while holding signs that read “Card: No Honor, No Degree.”
Card, obviously shaken by the commotion, managed a slight grin while Seymour spoke. He later raised his hand in recognition but sat down without speaking at any length.
After the ceremony, he refused to acknowledge the protests, only saying, “It was a great honor and a privilege to be here.”
The university community was upset with the school’s decision to award Card an honorary degree, given his involvement in spinning intelligence in the lead up to the war in Iraq. Even before the ceremony began, 100 faculty members and students sang anti-war songs, handed out leaflets and waved signs outside the arena where commencement was held.
A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Card was a supporter of UMass in his days as a Massachusetts lawmaker. He served as Bush’s chief of staff from the president’s first inauguration through 2006.