Don't you know They're talkin' 'bout revolution songs Don't you know They're talkin' 'bout revolution songs While they're standing in the welfare lines Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation Wasting time in the unemployment lines Sitting around waiting for a promotion Don't you know They're talkin' 'bout revolution songs Poor people gonna rise up And get their share Poor people gonna rise up And take what's theirs Don't you know You better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run Oh I said you better Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run Finally the tables are starting to turn Talkin' bout a revolution So finally the tables are starting to turn Talkin' bout a revolution, oh no Talkin' bout a revolution, oh no Talkin' bout a revolution, oh no Talkin' bout a revolution, oh no Talkin' bout a revolution, oh no Talkin' bout a revolution, oh no