I don't wanna write this down, [world... premiere]
  I wanna tell you how I feel right now [world... premiere]
  I don't wanna take no time to write this down, [world... premiere]
  I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey [world... premiere]
  
  Tomorrow may never come
  For you or me
  Life is not promised
  Tomorrow may never show up
  For you and me
  This life is not promised
  
  I ain't no perfect man
  I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
  With what it is I have
  I ain't no perfect man
  I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
  With what it is I have
  
  Put my heart and soul into this song [yes yes]
  I hope you feel me
  >From where I am, to wherever you are
  I mean that sincerely
  Tomorrow may never come
  For and me
  Life is not promised
  Tomorrow may never appear
  You better hold this very moment very close to you [right now]
  Very close to you [right now]
  So close to you, So- close to you [your moment in history is right now!]
  Don't be affraid, to let it shine
  
  My Umi said shine your light on the world
  Shine your light for the world to see
  My Abi said shine your light on the world
  Shine your light for the world to see
  [I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free]
  My bAi said shine your light on the world
  [Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free]
  Shine your light for the world to see
  [Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free]
  My Umi said shine your light on the world
  [Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free]
  Shine your light for the world to see
  [Want black people to be free, to be free...]
  
  
  Sometimes I get discouraged
  I look around and, things are so weak
  People are so weak
  Sometimes,
  Sometimes I feel like crying
  Sometimes my heart gets heavy
  Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away [fly fly fly, like a dove]
  Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself [ow!]
  Passion takes over me
  I feel like a man
  Going insane
  Losing my brain
  Trying to maintain
  Doing my thang
  Hey hey hey hey hey
  Put my heart and soul into this y'all
  I hope you feel me
  Where I am, to wherever you are [ha ha ha ha]
  Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
  Sometimes I just want a quiet life, with
  Me and my babies, me and my lady
  Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
  [Black people to be free, to be free...]
  Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
  Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but
  
  Umi said shine your light on the world
  Shine your light for the world to see
  My Abi said shine your light on the world
  Shine your light for the world to see
  [I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free]
  My dreamers(?) said shine your light on the world
  [Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free]
  Shine your light for the world to see
  [Want black people]
  My elders said shine your light on the world [Hey hey]
  Shine your light for the world to see
  
  I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free
  All my people to be free, to be free, to be free
  Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
  Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
  
  That's all that matters to me (x7)
  
  Black people unite and let's all get down
  Gotta have what,
  Gotta have that love
  Peace and understanding
  One God, one light
  One man, one voice, one mic
  Black people unite come on and do it right
  Black people unite come on and do it right
  Black people unite come on and get down
  Gotta have what,
  Love, peace and understanding
  One God, one voice, one life
  One man, gon' shine my light
  Black people unite, now hop up and do it right
  Black people unite, now come on and do it right
  Yeah baby that's what I like
  Yeah baby that's what I like
  Yeah baby that's what I like...
  [Black people, my people....]