We don't need no burning crosses Put out the fire of bigotry We don't need to count our losses When they bury you, they'll bury me I have a dream that we can be united It will only work when fears are subsided By the sweat of my brow I won't let it happen Freedom for our heart's is my battle cry Poor man beggin' at a rich man's feet He eats the crumbs off of the floor We are starving for something to eat We are whales up on the shore We're living in troubled times We're living in troubled times How could we be so blind We're living in troubled times There was a time we tore our country down For the same reasons there we fight for now And if pride comes before a fall Then why tell me why we tore down the wall We're living in troubled times We're living in troubled times Troubled times We're living in troubled times How could we be so blind We're living in troubled times Troubled Troubled Troubled