I went to sleep last night Tired from the fight I've been fighting for tomorrow All my life Yeah, I woke up this morning Feeling brand new 'Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming Has finally came true
It's a new day It's a new day It's a new day It's a new day It's a new day
It's been a long time coming Up the mountain kept running Songs of freedom kept humming Channeling Harriet Tubman
Kennedy, Lincoln, and King We got to manifest that dream It feels like I’m swimming upstream It feels like I’m stuck in between A rock and a hard place, We've been through the heartaches And lived through the darkest days
If you and I made it this far well then Hey! We can make it all the way And they said “No we can't” And we said “Yes we can” Remember it's you and me together
I woke up this morning Feeling alright I've been fighting for tomorrow All my life Yeah, I woke up this morning Feeling brand new ‘Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming Has finally came true
It's a new day It's a new day It's a new day It's a new day It's a new day It's a new day It's a new day!
It's been a long time waiting Waiting for this moment Been a long time praying Praying for this moment
We hope for this moment And now that we own it For life I’ma hold it And I won’t let it go This is for our fathers, our brothers, Our friends who fought for freedom Our sisters, our mothers, Who died for us to be in this moment
Stop and cherish this moment Stop and cherish this time
It's time for U-nity, For US and we That's you and me together
I woke up this morning Feeling brand new The dreams that I've been dreaming Finally came true Yeah, I woke up this morning Feeling alright 'Cause we weren't fighting for nothing And the soldiers weren't fighting for nothing No, Martin wasn’t dreaming for nothing And Lincoln didn't change it for nothing And children weren't crying for nothing
It's a new day It's a new day It’s a new day A new day It's a new day It's a new day It's a new day!