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BE THE CHANGE

1st verse

Once upon a time not long ago / there was a boy who would grow & become a great soul

he lived in India and his name was

Gandhi / he believed in

human rights & he felt so

strongly / that he made a vow to train himself / because he realized first he’d have to

change himself / he changed his clothes & decided to walk / some days he practiced

silence and refused to talk / when he was young he studied to be a lawyer / and then he

became a great spiritual warrior / he read from the scriptures of every religion / came to

the realization that we’re all God’s children / because he understood that we’re all equal

he became a spokesman for the people / a

karma yogi devoted to service to spread truth

& peace was his purpose

chorus

Be the change that you wanna see / in the world, just like Gandhi

2nd verse

Gandhi dedicated his life to the cause

/ even when it meant breaking unjust laws

he often faced prison and incarceration / but that only strengthened his determination

he said he would make every sacrifice / but that he would never kill or take a life

he used his heart instead of his fist / and he taught

non-violence

as the way to resist

a peaceful soldier who used his mind / to fight for the rights of human kind

but not just people, animals too / and his basic teaching “God is Truth”

he joined Muslims, Sikhs, &

Hindus / Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and

Jews

all the many paths that lead into / the light that shines bright inside of me and you

chorus

Be the change that you wanna see / in the world, just like Gandhi

3rd verse

“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” / and it takes more strength and faith

to be kind / with that in mind Gandhi took a stand / against the

foreign occupation of

his land / when things got violent Gandhi would fast / not eating for days until the riots

would pass / but the biggest event that made the British halt / is when Gandhi-ji decided

to harvest salt / the British empire installed a salt tax / and stealing salt was an unlawful

act / so Gandhi and his peeps, took the streets / ten thousand deep they marched to the

beach / but when they arrived they were beaten with clubs / but they didn’t fight back

instead they chose love / the British military realized they were wrong / and eventually

decided to go back home / you see, Gandhi-ji was a very great leader / but before all that

he was shy & meager /as a young child he was just like you and me / before he became

Mahatma Gandhi / the word “

Mahatma” it means great soul / and its inside of us just

waiting to unfold / if you follow your heart and act real bold / next time it’ll be your

story that’s told!

chorus

Be the change that you wanna see / in the world, just like Gandhi

Only Love is Real