Times A-Changing (Ode to Bob Dylan) - Ian Duquemin

Come gather 'round children I've something to tell
And some of you grown ups are welcome as well
As one that will listen... Is one more to hear
Let's not criticise all that are ageing
Because some of them heard what a prophet once said
That the times they are a-changing

Now throughout the years and throughout the land
Things they do happen we can't understand
The powers above us they do as they please
Leaving us who are constantly raging
If we all stood together united as one
Then the times maybe a-changing

The rich they get richer the poor they just die
Did you ever take note of the reasons and why
A life is worth nothing to he who needs more
As its money he thinks is worth saving
When profit is all that a man can achieve
Then this world it needs a-changing

Our leaders and cheaters that rule with a fist
They read out the lies that are down on their list
And think we're so stupid their lies we don't see
They deceive with a smile when campaigning
As all that they promise is not what they mean
Its their words they are a-changing

Throughout the world there are millions the same
The rest they do nothing yet we are to blame
And as they get bigger the smaller we feel
But we just need a little arranging
If we join hands together the bigger we are
So the world could be a-changing

Now listen my brothers and sisters alike
To get your voice heard you don't need a mic
You just need to shout so the others will hear
We're not going away but remaining
And if we stand tall so the rulers will fall
Then the times will be a-changing

So lay down your bullets and lay down your gun
The weapon of choice is within everyone
So say what you will so that others may learn
It's your voice that you should be engaging
As freedom of speech is all that we need
And our world would be a-changing

Ian Duquemin