I was late for class, almost lost my bag Missed the bus stop down by the railroad tracks Singin' stop this train, like John in '08 Or is this my fate, 'cause this world won't change Told my mama I could see All this road in front of me She said, where you gonna go If this isn't what it seems? I said, my heart is in this sound And these kids need light right now Before the sun goes down I'mma take this love and spread it all around, all around Before the sun goes down I'mma take this love and spread it all around, all around Before the sun goes down I'ma take this love and spread it all around Take back my time from these books I don't write And start on my own shelf with some stories to tell (like) Remember last year when we couldn't leave town? So we stayed up all night watching stars go 'round And my car broke down on the side of the road Didn't tell anybody, kept it on the low And my pop told me Better get your degree Make your life more easy You can't do everything But my heart is in this sound And these kids need light right now Before the sun goes down I'ma take this love and spread it all around, all around Before the sun goes down I'ma take this love and spread it all around, all around Before the sun goes down I'ma take this love and spread it