part i
terry kath
are you optimistic ’bout the way things are going
peter cetera
no i never ever think of it at all
terry kath
don’t you ever worry
when you see what’s going down
peter cetera
well i try to mind my business and there’s no business at all
terry kath
when it’s time to function as a feeling human being
will your bachelor of arts help you get by
peter cetera
i hope to study further a few more years or so
i also hope to keep a steady high
ooh yeah yeah yeah
terry kath
will you try to change things
use the power that you have the power of a million new ideas
peter cetera
what is this power you speak of and the need for things to change
i always thought that everything was fine
everything is fine
terry kath
don’t you feel repression as the closing in around
peter cetera
no the campus here is very very free
terry kath
don’t it make you angry the way war is dragging on
peter cetera
well i hope the president knows what he’s into i don’t know
ooh i just don’t know yeah
terry kath
don’t you ever see the starvation in the city where you live
all the needless hunger all the needless pain
peter cetera
ooh i haven’t been there lately the country is so fine
my neighbor don’t seem hungry ’cause they haven’t got the time
haven’t got the time
terry kath
thank you for the talk you know you really eased my mind
i was troubled by the shapes of things to come
peter cetera
well if you had my outlook your feelings would be numb
you’d always think that everything was fine
everything was fine
part ii
all
we can make it better
we can make it better
we can make it better
yeah yeah yeah
we can change the world now
we can change the world now
we can change the world now
we can save the children
we can save the children
we can save the children
yeah yeah yeah
we can make it happen
we can make it happen
we can make it happen we can make it happen
break
all
we can make it happen
we can make it happen
we can make it happen
oh
break
all
we can save the children
we can save the children
we can save the children
yeah yeah yeah
we can make it happen
we can make it happen
we can make it happen
we can make it happen yeah
we can make it happen
we can make it happen yeah
we can make it happen
we can make it happen yeah
we can make it happen
we can make it happen yeah
we can make it happen
we can make it happen yeah
we can make it happen
we can make it happen yeah
we can make it happen
we can make it happ
Artist: Chicago
Year: 1972
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 244