I can see the future coming with its bright lights on I don't know how I see it but I do It's just around the bend from where we've always been It is righteous, it is ready, it is true On their knees in Ferguson, the tear gas burns their eyes While memories of Birmingham ring true As children cross the border clutching nothing but goodbyes It's as if we can't remember they're the same as me and you But I can see the future coming with its bright lights on I don't know how I see it but I do It's just around the bend from where we've always been It is righteous, it is ready, it is true The future isn't found just casting blame and shouting names We must keep on moving forward, things cannot remain the same Cast off the bonds of hatred, we will fly, never fall But the wind is at our back, we must stand when we are called With our bright lights on Despite the hue and cry of sirens in the streets (Sirens in the streets) Despite all appearance of conflict and defeat There are those who walk among us with the light still in their eyes (Light still in their eyes) They see us all as equals, they are angels in disguise With their bright lights on I don't know how I see it, but I do It's just around the bend from where we've always been It is righteous We are ready It is true