I Wish You Would

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I wish you would

I wish you would take the time to look around

And realize what’s really going down

Black man, white man. Young and old

It’s time to do better. Time to be bold

I wish you would

I wish you would have never turned and walked away

I wish you would have had the courage to stay

And fight the battles you know you were meant to fight

And spread love with all your might

I wish you would

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I wish you would

I wish you would have had the courage to dream again

A world with no second place ‘cause we all will win

I wish you would build a world where we all are free

Where you can be you and I can just be me

I wish you would

I wish you would have the patience to try again

‘cause it just ain’t easy when you’re tryna be a better man

I wish you would, for something take a stand

I wish you would. I really wish you would

I wish you would

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

This is not the time to wait for change to come along

Enough blame’s to go around ‘cause everybody’s wrong

Today is your day to show up and take a stand

This is our chance let’s take each other by the hand

‘Cause so many fathers who wanna do what’s right

So many sisters tryna be a light

Too many mothers cry themselves to sleep

‘Cause too many brothers are dying in our streets

Pray for each other preferring the other

Don’t just talk about it. We need to love one another.

I wish you would

I wish you would

I wish you would

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh