Hey yeah, yeah, it’s time for change

I remember Daddy sittin’ on the porch
Sayin’ he remember black folk couldn’t vote
And Mama watchin’ Nat King Cole’s show
On a box with no remote control

Cassius Clay turned Muhammad Ali
Kicked the draft in the ass, said he wouldn’t leave
And Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and JFK assassinated

And 9/11 blew us to Iraq, oh
Too much war
So let’s
Paint it, paint it
Paint the white house black

It’s time for us to bring about unity
Transform hatred into peace in our communities
Check the future of our climate control
Rain, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, the death toll

Mama’s rolling over in her grave
Pop’s envisioned living better than slaves
Soo
Paint it, paint it
Paint the white house black

Gotta love all people from all races
Turn the frowns into smiles on their faces
Let’s not judge a person for their religion
Come together as one under God’s sun

So let’s paint it, paint it
Paint the white house black

It’s time
Diversify
I just wanna testify
Paint it, paint it
Paint the white house black
One nation under the sun