I watched the news today,
Some man talking about change we can believe in,
But me, I'm a political heathen,
Don't believe much in anything,
At the tender age of thirteen,
I watched my people turn their back on the truth,
Don't see what you don't want to see,
The joke's on you,
And if all this is is pretty words,
Feel free to call me crazy,
'Cause somebody's made me believe,
So it's my responsibility,
To make my voice heard, to spread the word,
To affirm what we all want to hear,
And that is, "Yes, we can."
I watched the news today,
Another bomb has killed another soldier,
Another child has lost their father,
Daddy's never coming home,
Someone told me I was crazy,
That I was stupid and naive,
But I think that maybe,
They should open their eyes and see,
I watched the news today,
And started to believe,
Let go of my anger and hate,
And started to see,
That the road has been a long one,
But we've started to hope,
Now there's only one more step to take,
So get out and vote,
If all this is is pretty words,
Feel free to call me naive,
But I need you to help me change things,
I'm only seventeen,
I want to be healthy,
i want to move along,
I can be a patriot if you help me be strong,
By saying, "Yes we can."
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