Everybody's talkin' bout freedom Everybody's talkin' bout power Everybody's talkin' bout freedom Everybody's talkin' bout power For the weak people For the brave people Open up your eyes and see Cause the sun's gettin' lighter Cause the sun's gettin' lighter For the people and the power Power to the people Down in the delta Power to the people On the reservation, yeah People are fightin' every single hour Everyone's talkin' but what we need is black power Yeah, black power Yeah, yeah, yeah, black power Oh, black power Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah People been kept down for too long We got to rise and be strong Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah For the past, for the future, for the now and the now There's a river of blood flowing down the streets Sisters and brothers, you know what this means It's black power For black power People are probably gonna rise up Showing everybody what we're made of Black power Black power Black power Black power People been kept down for too long We got to rise and be strong For the past, for the future, for the now and the now Black power Black power Black power Black power We want power Oh, black power Yeah, black power Oh, black power Yeah, yeah, yeah Power to the people Down in the Delta People been kept down for too long We got to rise and be strong Black power Black power Black power Black power Black power