You've been running from the ghost
You keep it hidden in your past
The veil before your face is falling, and it's falling fast
I won't go blindly in the night
I would drag you to the light
I stood up to the mountain
Told the mountain, "Say my name"
And if you're tired of walking
Let the children lead the way
'Cause I love you, I won't leave you
Won't let you slip away
Come what may
We're gonna find a way
The South gotta change
The South gotta change
You've told a lie for so long
You're a stranger to yourself
You're all dressed up in make-believe
To be somebody else
So listen closely when I sing
That the truth would set you free
I stood up to the mountain
Told the mountain, "Say my name"
And if you're tired of walking
Let the children lead the way
'Cause I love you, I won't leave you
Won't let you slip away
Come what may
We're gonna find a way
The South gotta change
The South gotta change
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Change
Change
It ain't no clean play to make up
Man would squarely hear this pain
We still fall in power, let him
Hide from what he is ashamed
But your walls are falling down
So you gotta face me now
I stood up to the mountain
Told the mountain, "Say my name"
And if you're tired of walking
Let the children lead the way
'Cause I love you, I won't leave you
Won't let you slip away
Come what may
We're gonna find a way
I stood up to the mountain
Told the mountain, "Say my name"
And if you're tired of walking
Let the children lead the way
'Cause I love you, I won't leave you
Won't let you slip away
Come what may
We're gonna find a way
The South gotta change
Change
Oh it gotta change
Just gotta change, just gotta change
Just gotta change, it's gotta change
It's gotta change