(with The Roots, feat. CL Smooth)
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[John Legend]
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Hope of the world is in our generation (let's straighten it out)
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It's all left up to us, to change this present situation (let's straighten it out)
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Take caution from our elders, don't make the same mistake (let's straighten it out)
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Let's fill the world with love, and get rid of all the hate
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Our elders taught us one thing but, practice another
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Just look what happened to the Indian and the brother
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(Straighten it out!) [3X]
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Hope of the world is in our generation (let's straighten it out)
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It's all left up to us, to change this present situation (let's straighten it out)
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Our leaders make us fight, and we don't know what for (let's straighten it out)
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If they want people killed, let them fight the war!
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It's gotta end somewhere, this killing's got to cease
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If no one were to fight, we'd all live in peace
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Our generation (let's straighten it out)
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It's all left up to us (let's straighten it out)
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Our generation (let's straighten it out)
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Let's do just what we must
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And straighten it out! (Straighten it out)
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Gotta straighten it out! (Straighten it out)
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Straighten it out! (Straighten it out)
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Yeahhh we gon' straighten it out, yeahh!
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[CL Smooth]
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As long as there's a you, there's a better me
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It's why we're together and stronger than they ever thought it could be
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A world motherless - can health care cover this?
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A love for all people no matter what the culture is
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Our generation, is makin huge strides
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A self-empowering movement that's on the rise
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The more the door is open, the more the youth can see
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a fair chance means a greater opportunity
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To have a brighter future, deeper insight
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Work hard to be anything you want in life
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It's what it's all about, the longevity
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Educated enough to know what's ahead of me
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Need to straighten it out, seek and you'll find
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they can cage your body, but not your mind
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We lay it all on the line in the struggle
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We grew, but together here's what we gotta do
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[John Legend]
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Our generation (let's straighten it out)
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It's all left up to us (let's straighten it out)
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Our generation (let's straighten it out)
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Let's do just what we must, and straighten it out!
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[JL with background singers]
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Our generation - straighten it out!
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Let's straighten it out - and straighten it out!
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Heyyyyyyyyy we can straighten it out, YEAHHH!
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C'mon yeah! Our generation - let's straighten it out
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Hey hey, we'll straighten it out
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We'll straighten it out - straighten it out
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New York City, better straighten it out
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Atlanta, better straighten it out
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In Los Angeles, you better straighten it out
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We can straighten it out, we can straighten it out
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[fades out]
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Our Generation (The Hope Of The World)
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| John Legend |
