It’s Been A Change (Summer of Soul Soundtrack - Live at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival)

[Intro]
Come on, now, let's blow this thing up
Yeah

[Verse 1]
Some are pushing hard
Some are holding back
And, oh, it's a shame
The way some people lack
President said, uh-huh
We would overcome
We gotta keep pushing on now
'Til the work is done

[Chorus]
It's been a change
It's been a change
It's been a change
This whole world has been a change (Danger)

[Verse 2]
There's one thing (Ah-ha-ha)
I want you to know (Yeah)
Things have been
That won't be no more (Why won't you?)
It may be late (Yeah)
And it may be soon
One of these days
There'll be a man on the moon

[Chorus]
It's been a change (I bet you gon' get that next week)
It's been a change
It's been a change
This whole world has been a change

[Post-Chorus]
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Oh, yeah

[Bridge]
All of you young people now
We wrote a verse for you
You know, there used to be a time when I was a boy
It didn't make any difference how much education you had
You go to papa John, you wouldn't get it
And you know the reason why
But now, we've got an education
We can demand what we want
Isn't that right? (Yeah)
So go to school, children, not all of you can
Now who knows
It's been a change and you may be the president of the United States one day
Listen, all of you young people, this is your verse

[Verse 3]
You young people
Stay in school
Study hard
And obey the rules
You may be young (Yes)
And you may be able
You haven't got an education
You can't get a common angle

[Chorus]
It's been a change
It's been a change
It's been a change
This whole world, this whole world, this whole world has been a change