Money won't change you Get it, get it, get it, get it I said, "Money won't change you But time will take you on" Get on up, get on up Come on, baby Everybody stand up Raise your hands Told me, darling, that you had to go

You were crying like a bitch. And so you tell me I Can't take my chances, But I told you one too many times, And you were crying like a bitch. And you wonder why No one can stand you, And there's no denying, Strut on by like a king

(Who we are) Life for you, has been less than kind So take a number, stand in line We've all been sorry, we've all been hurt But how we survive, is what makes us who we are All smiles and sunshine, a perfect world on a perfect day It's what makes us who

I found out what it takes to be a man Now mom and dad will never understand Seventeen and strung out on confusion Trapped inside a roll of disillusion Secrets collecting dust but never forget Skeletons come to life in my closet What's happening to me

I'm not afraid (I'm not afraid) To take a stand (to take a stand) We'll walk this road together, through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm Just letting you know that, you're not alone Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road Everybody

Ngempilo yami yonke (With all my life) Here we stand waiting on the plain Darkness has taken the last outpost of the day Somewhere gunships hunt their illusive prey And I know inside you feel the same way The sky in your heart is so grey And the jackals

Yes, I'm on my way They won't take me They won't break me I've got dreams I'm livin' for I'll break away He's just a young boy out of school Livin' his world like he wants to They're makin' laws, but they don't understand Turns a boy in to a fightin' man

I'm gonna take you by surprise And make you realize, I'm gonna tell you right away, I can't wait another day, I'm gonna say it like a man And make you understand I don't want to lose you Babe, tomorrow's so far away

Stone cold, stone cold Know that I am, even if I Stone cold, baby God knows I tried to feel Happy for you Can't understand, I'll take the pain Give me the truth, me and my heart We'll make it through If happy is her, I'm happy for you

I will stand my ground where hope can be found You'll take all that is wrong and make it right (Right, so right) Your love is lifting me above all the lies Oh, O'Lord O'Lord I know You hear my cry No matter what I face this I know in time Make it right