Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
“Talkin' Bout a Revolution” is the second single from Tracy Chapman’s 1988 self-titled debut album.
Though it didn’t find the same success in the United States as Chapman’s previous single (“Fast Car”) it was a hit internationally, and the song has been a regular musical feature of protests, civil...
[Refrain]
Don't ya know
They're talking about a revolution?
It sounds like a whisper
Don't ya know
They're talking about a revolution?
It sounds like a whisper
[Verse]
While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sittin' around waitin' for a promotion
[Refrain]
Don't ya know?
They're talking about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up
And take what's theirs
[Bridge]
Don't ya know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Oh, I said you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
[Chorus]
'Cause finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh
[Verse]
While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sittin' around waitin' for a promotion
[Refrain]
Don't ya know?
They're talking about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
[Chorus]
And finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no
TaIkin’ Bout a Revolution was written by Tracy Chapman.
TaIkin’ Bout a Revolution was produced by David Kershenbaum.