My Generation

[Chorus: Joss Stone]

My generation will make a change (Ooh, we'll make a change)

This generation will make a change (Yes, we will, yes, we will)

My generation will make a change (Do you hear me now? We 'bout to make a change)

This generation will make a change (Yeah)

[Verse 1: Damian Marley]

(Boom!) Now me love fi see the schoolers them a graduate

A-study hard, and save the party for the holidays

Diplomatic with them diploma and them bound fi great

Because them nah pick up no 'matic and a-perpetrate

And then I love the energies, what them a-generate

My generation, it so special, it will make a change

Because the elders sow the seed and it a-germinate

So anytime them see the progress, them a-celebrate

Because we rising up despite of the economy

And then a-we a-star the show like the astronomy

And how we keep on breaking through is an anomaly

Because we keep remaining true without apology

The mission have fi carry through and finish properly

Say Gambia to Guadeloupe, Paris to Napoli

Say Zambia to Honolulu, back to Tripoli

And everybody want a future living happily

[Chorus: Joss Stone]

My generation will make a change (We'll make a change, we'll make a change, yeah)

This generation will make a change (This generation, yeah)

My generation will make a change (We'll make a change, we'll make a change, we'll make a change, I swear we will)

This generation will make a change (I swear it now, yeah! Hey!)

[Verse 2: Nas]

Can you blame my generation? Subjected gentrification

Depicting their frustrations over ill instrumentation

'Cause music is the way to convey to you what I'm facing

Placing my life in front of your eyes for your observation

Now if you can't relate, then maybe you are too complacent

Athletes today are scared to make Muhammad Ali statements

What's up with tomorrow? Will you lead? Will you follow?

Improve your values, education is real power

I reach 'em like Bono, so get rid of your self sorrow

Add some bravado, get wealthy like Wells Fargo

It's truth that I am you and I am proof

Surviving through, we do what we gotta do

Yo, we could break the cycle, let nobody lie to you

Then maybe put our sons and our daughters in private school

'Cause there's a mission, we gotta finish before we leave

This generation is destined to do historic deeds

[Chorus: Joss Stone]

My generation will make a change (Ooh, ooh, ooh)

This generation will make a change (My generation, this generation, yeah)

My generation will make a change (We'll make a change, we'll make a change, we'll make a change, yeah)

This generation will make a change (This generation now, hey!)

[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]

If you weather that storm, then that rain bring sun

Been a long time coming, I know change gon' come (We're makin' a change)

Man, I gotta keep it moving to the beat of my drum

Last night, I set the future at the feet of my son

But they thinking that my generation gotta die young

If we all come together, then they can't divide one

Don't worry 'bout it, just be about it

Got a message from God: "Heaven too crowded"

But I say, "Hey, young world, you never looked better

And I heard change start with the man in the mirror," uh

This generation, I'mma represent

A generation led by a black president

Now how's that for change? Who knew that can change?

I don’t even look at the flag the same, heck

Uh, so when you finish reading Revelations (Revelations)

Thank God for my generation

[Chorus: Joss Stone]

My generation will make a change, yes

This generation will make a change, yeah

My generation will make a change for good, for better

This generation will make a change, yeah