Twenty-five years and my life is still

Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope

For a destination

I realized quickly when I knew I should

That the world was made up of a brotherhood of man

For whatever that means.

And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed

Just to get it all out, what's in my head

And I, I'm feeling a little peculiar

And when I wake in the morning and I step outside

And I take a deep breath and I get real high

And I scream at the top of my lungs

"What's goin' on?"

And I say, hey-ey-ey-ey-ey

Hey-ey-ey...

I said "hey, what's goin' on?"

And I say, hey-ey-ey-ey-ey

Hey-ey-ey...

I said "hey, what's goin' on?"

Ooh...

Ooh...

Ooh...

Ooh, ooh...

And I try

Oh my god, do I try

I try all the time

In this institution.

Oh, I pray (I pray)

Oh my god, do I pray

I pray every single day

For a revolution.

And well I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed

Just to get it all out, what's in my head

And I, I'm feeling a little peculiar

And when I wake in the morning and I step outside

And I take a deep breath and I get real high

And I scream at the top of my lungs

"What's goin' on?"

And I say, hey-ey-ey-ey-ey...

Hey-ey-ey...

I said "hey, what's goin' on?"

And I say, hey-ey-ey-ey-ey...

Hey-ey-ey...

I said "hey, what's goin' on?"

(I said "hey")

And I say, hey-ey-ey-ey-ey...

Hey-ey, hey, what's goin' on?

And I say hey-ey-ey-ey-ey...

Hey-ey-ey...

I said "hey, what's goin' on?"

(I said "hey")

And I said hey-ey-ey-ey-ey...

Hey-ey-ey...

I said "hey, what's goin' on?"