Yeah, Yeah Ohhhhh Let my people go Ohhhhh Let my people go In the swamps of New Orleans The rain came pouring down ... of the water That the walls came crashing down Now I know a survivor But how the hell you justify Leavin' a hundred thousand people in water that high Just struggling for their lives I know there's got to be a better way I know there's got to be a better way I know there's got to be a better way And we gotta find it Gotta find it Gotta find it mmmmm Politicians are screaming They say we gotta raise up a war So many people are dyin' And we ain't even sure what for Is it because he's a muslim Tell me is it democracy or is it the oath It's in the news every day one paycheck away And the president's on the golf course I know there's got to be a better way I know there's got to be a better way I know there's got to be a better way And we gotta find it (We gotta stand together) Gotta find it (Or we gon' fall apart) Gotta find it (We gotta find it) mmmmm Sweet butter crawdad Delta bread hot pepper Sold ____ sold out Lifestyle was taken before they found out what life was all about He's a genius with the lyrics Started young sippin' syrup And it hurts me to my soul The way he drinks away the pain The world's gonna lose him Another unsung hero We gotta find it We gotta find it We gotta find it (We gotta find it) We gotta find it (We gotta find it) We gotta find it (Hey) We gotta find it See the children on TV It's become a sign of the times Glorifying their bodies Something just don't feel right Still we keep pretending That boys and girls are men and women We watch it and we call it entertainment And everything's okay, long as somebody's gettin' paid I know there's got to be a better way I know there's got to be a better way I know there's got to be a better way And we gotta find it Gotta find it Gotta find it mmmmm