The Temptations

Songtext Time for the people The Temptations

 SOUL/R&B
 428

Time for the people


I can't breathe! I can't breathe! I can't breathe!
No justice, no peace! No justice, no peace! No justice, no peace!
I matter! We matter! Black lives matter! Black lives matter! Black lives matter!

It's time for the people to stand up for their rights
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to g?t the job done
It's time, it's tim?, it's time, time, time, time

Can I get everybody's attention (Over here?)
I got something I wanna tell ya (Like music to your ear)
If we don't stand for something (We're surely gonna fall)
So let's stand together (All for one, one for all)
Don't let these people try to fool ya (They don't know what the problem is)
They done changed the game into a bit (Giving more people the biz)
There's a whole lotta people confused, too (The blind leading the blind)
Would you be at the front (Or the end of the line?)
Or the end of the line?

It's time for the people (Oh!) to stand up for their rights (Come on, y'all!)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people (It's time) to bring the darkness to the light
Oh, yes, it's time for the people (Ooh, yeah) to get the job done
It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time (Oh, it's time)

Knowledge is power (Lets spread it around)
Oh, stop being manipulated (Act like you're educated)
You'd be surprised of the power (Power the people got)
You can use it any time you want, believe it or not
No matter what colour you are (Red, white, black, or brown)
If you're gonna be part of the changes (Start doing it now)
We've been taken advantage of long enough (Long enough)
Don't you know by now, they're calling our bluff? Woo

It's time for the people to stand up for their rights (Stand up, it's time)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light (Darkness to the light, yeah)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done (Hey)
It's time (Time), it's time (Time), it's time, time, time, time

Step up to the plate, and use your ball (Use your ball)
Times won't get no better, just by saying, "I hope"
Drugs and alcohol are killing our neighbourhood
I bet the plan is goin' just like they thought it would

Realise, organise, don't apologise
The things they're doin' to us, they're doin' in front of our eyes
No matter what colour you are, red, white, black, or brown
If we're gonna be part of the changes, we gotta start doing it now

Wake up, people! Start using your mind
If you don't start thinking, you're gonna be left behind
Drugs and alcohol are meant to kill
And we are tired, against our will
Stop, think
We still got time to change

It's time for the people to stand up for their rights
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done
It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time

It's time for the people to stand up for their rights (You better believe me when I tell you)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light
(The time has finally come)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done (We can do it together, yes, we can)
It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time (We can do it, we can)

Step up to the plate, and use your ball
(It's time for the people to stand up for their rights)
Times won't get no better, just by saying, "I hope"
(Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light)
Drugs and alcohol are killing our neighbourhood
(Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done)
I bet the plan is goin' just like they thought it would
(It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time)

It's time for the people to stand up for their rights (Somebody better let the young people know)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to bring the darkness to the light (Go to the pones [?], make sure you use your bones)
Oh, yes, it's time for the people to get the job done (That's the only way the world's gon' survive)
It's time, it's time, it's time, time, time, time (That's the only way we gon' stay alive, hey, hey, hey)

It's time for the people
It's time for the people
It's time for the people

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Biografia

The Temptations were one of Motown's most successful groups, with 14 R&B chart-toppers, and 16 songs reaching the Top 10 of the pop charts (including four No.1s). They evolved from the ballads and catchy pop of the "Motown sound" in the 60s, to their own brand of psychedelic soul at the turn of the decade, to quiet storm and disco styles in the 70s. Although the band has had many members over the years, the so-called "Classic 5" consisted of David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Paul Williams. Between 1964 and 1968 they enjoyed a string of hits that propelled them to stardom, including "My Girl", "Get Ready", "Beauty is Only Skin Deep", "(I Know) I'm Losing You" and "I Wish it Would Rain". The Temptations survived the departures of three of these performers: Ruffin and Kendricks both quit the band to pursue successful solo careers, while Paul Williams' departure was due to health problems. With Norman Whitfield taking over production duties, the group modernised their sound and enjoyed more success, culminating in the massive 1972 hit "Papa Was a Rolling Stone". The band didn't achieve much in the way of chart hits after 1975, after first moving to disco and then settling on a sophisticated R&B sound, but a version of the band continues to tour today.

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