## [Hook] Don't just talk about it, be about it Don't just dream about it, lead about it We the ones we been waiting for Time to walk right through that door ## [Verse 1] Community center, Tuesday night meeting Circle of voices, hearts still beating Tired of the pointing, tired of the blame Ready to roll up sleeves in the game Clipboard in hand, names on the list Every signature's a chance we can't miss From the barbershop to the corner store Building bridges like we done before ## [Chorus] We don't need permission to start the mission Plant the seeds of change in our position Block by block, door by door This is what we're fighting for Not just critics in the stands We got power in our hands Be the change you want to see That's community ## [Verse 2] Saturday morning, cleanup crew Gloves and trash bags, something to do Old man Jenkins sweeping the street Young kids following his steady beat Paint over tags with murals of hope Give the neighborhood room to cope Turn vacant lots into gardens green Prettiest block you ever seen ## [Chorus] We don't need permission to start the mission Plant the seeds of change in our position Block by block, door by door This is what we're fighting for Not just critics in the stands We got power in our hands Be the change you want to see That's community ## [Verse 3] Library's closing, schools need funds Time to organize, here we come Phone tree buzzing, spreading the word Make sure every voice gets heard City council meeting, we pack the room Testimony cuts through the gloom Budget priorities, we make them clear Our children's future starts right here ## [Bridge] They say we're dreaming, we say we're doing While they're complaining, we're renewing Every program that we start Comes from love within the heart Solutions rising from the ground Where hope and action can be found ## [Verse 4] Job fair Sunday at the church Give our young folks room to search Resume writing, interview prep Help them climb up every step Local business, hire local Make the circle economic focal Money circling in our hood Building wealth like people should ## [Chorus] We don't need permission to start the mission Plant the seeds of change in our position Block by block, door by door This is what we're fighting for Not just critics in the stands We got power in our hands Be the change you want to see That's community ## [Verse 5] Years from now when we look back At the foundation that we packed Not with words but with our deeds Planted hope like scatter seeds Every vote that we registered Every young mind that we nurtured Every business that we saved Shows the path that we have paved ## [Final Chorus] We didn't need permission to start the mission Planted seeds of change in our position Block by block, door by door This is what we were fighting for Not just critics in the stands We had power in our hands We became the change we wanted to see That's community That's community That's how we build community ## [Outro Hook] Don't just talk about it, be about it Don't just dream about it, lead about it We the ones we been waiting for We walked right through that door
