[Verse 1]

What do we really need in this life?

I look at myself sometimes like it's not right

People out there with no food at night

And we say we care, but we don't, so we all lie

What if there's more to this and one day

We become what we do, not what we say

We end up in all the shit that they're in

And roles are reversed and it was different

And we were the ones with nothing to eat

We were the ones with blood in our streets

We were the ones with only our screams

And they were the ones just watching on TV

And we were the ones broke down and torn

With our life on our back and our wife in our arms

And they were the ones like, "Damn, that's so sad"

And we were the ones like

[Chorus]

Nothing ever changes

It's the only thing I know

That nothing ever changes

I'm looking down this road

And nothing ever changes, no

No, nothing ever changes

[Verse 2]

Look at your dreams and your intention

Selfish it is for you to mention

Turning your thousands into millions

Marry a model and you have some children

Well, they've got their dreams too, I imagine

Like water that won't come back to kill them

Sleeping at night without a murder

In some little town you've never heard of

Now look at your nightmares and all of your worst fears

Your car and your house and your girl

And it stops there all these things

You can't imagine losing, like oh no

What if that happened to me?

Well, what you've got they'll never have

To be like you, to have your chance

To be like you before they're gone

[Chorus]

Nothing ever changes

At least that's how we act

Like nothing ever changes

Like God has got our backs

Like nothing ever changes

I'm looking down this road

And I can see this pain, yes

It's only gonna grow

[Verse 3]

Maybe we need more shoes on our feet

Maybe we need more clothes and TV's

Maybe we need more cash and jewelry

Or maybe we don't know what we need

Maybe we need to want to fix it

Maybe stop talking, maybe start listening

Maybe we need to look at this world

Less like a square and more like a circle

Maybe, just maybe, God's not unfair

Maybe we're all his kids and he's up there

Maybe he loves us for all our races

Maybe he hates us when were all so racist

Maybe he sees us when we don't care

And it's heaven right here, but it's hell over there

And maybe the meek will inherit this earth

'Cause it was written before

[Chorus]

So everything changes

And nothing stays the same

No everything changes

And if you feel ashamed

Maybe you should change this

Before it gets too late

Maybe you should change this

My brother, we're standing at the gate

[Outro]

Everything changes, changes, changes

Maybe you should change it, change it, change it

Everything changes, changes, changes

Everything changes