Let’s all give it up to the ones who built the foundation of our states
To the ones we never thanked, the ones we never paid
Might seem like ancient history, but for the color of her face
My grandmother’s grandmother might have been born enslaved
Wasn’t long ago the american experiment began
Those demigods with a vision and the itching to expand
They said we all are equal we the people with the land
Then they sealed the deal with a show of white male hands

We’re not there yet, we’re not there yet, look how far we’ve come but we’re not there yet
We are not there yet, we’re not there yet, we need to keep on going we’re not there

Yet the owners stick together, guard each other’s things
Birds of a feather always crown each other king
They paint a pretty picture when a revolution stirs
While laying down the laws, making sure they come in first
They say preserve my heritage, bet they don’t want things to change
They say but all lives matter, bet their kids are not the ones in range
The founders didn’t speak for everyone, i don’t think they tried
They had some good ideas but we can build a better prize

We’re not there yet, we’re not there yet, look how far we’ve come but we’re not there yet
We are not there yet, we’re not there yet, we need to keep on going we’re not there yet

Yeah we're not there yet but we'll get there i guess
It's all blood sweat and tears with a mixture of stress
Broken past broke our hearts now who's fixing the mess
I know people who see me down they just wish me the best
Debating whether or not there's perfect people around
The people who's never standing is what's keeping us down
Even if my skin was debatable i'm keeping it brown
You want a change i want a change and we're needing it now

Some people only find their liberty in death
Did a signer rape a housemaid while the ink was still wet
Guess a man had to die with a uniformed knee on his neck
For the world to see that we’re not there yet

We’re not there yet, we’re not there yet, look how far we’ve come but we’re not there yet
We are not there yet, we’re not there yet, we need to keep on going we’re not there
Not there yet, look how far we’ve come but we’re not there yet
We are not there yet, we’re not there yet, we need to keep on going we’re not there
A more perfect union would settle up this debt we need to keep on going we’re not there yet
Need to keep on moving we’re not there yet
Need to keep on walking we’re not there yet
Need to keep on shouting we’re not there yet
Need to keep on crying we’re not there yet
Need to keep on voting we’re not there yet
Need to kick it up, we’re not there yet
Not there yet, not there yet