The rich get richer While the poor men pass on The way that we struggle Makes it hard to carry on And make way for a future looking dark, yeah Tell me it's alright, tell me we have not been wrong The powers that be make it tough to sing a song Throwing everything that's been given us away I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better And I want hope, yeah I want hope Yeah, I want hope, yeah, alright Cities are dying, people have no faith Snuffing out the flames That will never be replaced And I could use a little light right now Now you can't tell me to be cool You can't tell me not to say That we're gonna be the ones to dig our own graves, yeah I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better And I want hope Yeah I want hope Yeah, I want hope, oh, yeah I want hope Yeah, I want hope, yeah, alright I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better And I want hope Yeah Oh, I want hope Yeah Oh, give me hope Yeah, I want hope Oh, give me hope Yeah, I want hope Yeah I got a feeling things will get worse before they get better