Mr. President

Mr. President If you're listening My words are going to sting with truth But a man who wants to reign Through forceful, brutal ways Won't do So you're through But there's a precedent The few who could not be swayed Strong, benevolent They knew the truth would rise up one day Mandela Marley and Fela Mother Teresa A light to guide your soul With love we can be Like King or Gandhi Like young Malala And turn your lead to gold Mr. President Heads of government Across the continent Mr. President Your lies cannot prevent The past from catching up With you Because a man who serves himself In search of fame and wealth Is doomed And you're proof Is it not evident A life of greed will end in shame Don't be so hesitant To surrender And remember Their names Mandela Marley and Fela Mother Teresa A light to guide your soul With love we can be Like King or Gandhi Like young Malala And turn your lead to gold They had a dream To march and sing To heal and guide This troubled tribe They had a dream Of man redeemed Of humankind Awake, aligned So Mr. President A heart on fire cannot be slain When love is militant We're courageous Like the sages And saints Mandela Marley and Fela Monks in Lhasa Mother Teresa Sojourner Truth A light to guide your soul Berta Cáceres With love we can be Like King or Gandhi Belafonte Like young Malala Young Sahaaleh, too And turn your lead to gold John Brown and Baldwin Mandela Rosa and Leymah Kochiyama Tubman and Hamer Chavez and Jara, too A life so brave and bold Lennon and Wonder Stand up for justice Stand up for life Like Frederick Douglass Standing like a fortress Red Cloud, Tecumseh Standing like a guiding light From there a seed can grow And thrive inside your soul One day