Don't you know, we're talking about a revolution It sounds like a whisper Don't you know, we're talking about a revolution It sounds like a whisper While they're standing in the welfare lines Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation Wasting time in the unemployment lines Sitting around, waiting for a promotion Don't you know, we're talking about a revolution It sounds like a whisper Poor people gonna rise up and get their share Poor people gonna rise up and take what's theirs Don't you know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run Oh, I said you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn We're talking about a revolution Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn We're talking about a revolution We're talking about a revolution While they're standing in the welfare lines Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation Wasting time in the unemployment lines Sitting around, waiting for a promotion Don't you know, we're talking about a revolution It sounds like a whisper And finally the tables are starting to turn We're talking about a revolution Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn We're talking about a revolution We're talking about a revolution We're talking about a revolution