How long
 Must I keep going on?
 How long
 Must I keep going on?
 To see all this pain in the world
 How long, oh oh
 Tell me, tell me
 Tell me
 How long? ohh.

 Ooh, oh, ow, oh
 I talked my brother the other day
 He said brother
 Please, gimme a little fix
 Huh
 I look at him and said
 Brother, don't leave me
 Don't leave me

 How long? (x3)
 Must you keep suffering like this?

 You know how people suffering
 They looking for something, something to look up to
 They looking for a change

 How long? (x4)

 Well
 What I'm gonna do
 What i'm gonna say
 America!
 Please hear me...
 Make this world right, ooh people