Do Something
Matthew West
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E [Verse 1]E I woke up this morningE Saw a world full of trouble nowE Thought, how’d we ever get so far downE How’s it ever gonna turn aroundA So I turned my eyes to HeavenA E I thought, “God, why don’t You do something?”E Well, I just couldn’t bear the thought ofE People living in povertyE Children sold into slaveryE The thought disgusted meA So, I shook my fist at HeavenA E Said, “God, why don’t You do something?”E F#m A E He said, “I did, I created you” [Chorus]E If not us, then whoE If not me and youA E Right now, it’s time for us to do somethingE If not now, then whenContinues after the adE Will we see an endA To all this painA C#m A It’s not enough to do nothingE It’s time for us to do something [Verse 2]E I’m so tired of talkingE About how we are God’s hands and feetE But it’s easier to say than to beE A Live like angels of apathy who tell ourselvesA It’s alright, “somebody else will doE something”E Well, I don’t know about youE But I’m sick and tired of life with no desireE I don’t want a flame, I want a fireA I wanna be the one who stands up and says,A E “I’m gonna do something” [Chorus]E If not us, then whoE If not me and youA E Right now, it’s time for us to do somethingE If not now, then whenE Will we see an endA To all this painA C#m A It’s not enough to do nothingE It’s time for us to do something [Bridge]C#m A We are the salt of the earthA E We are a city on a hill (shine shine, shine shine)C#m But we’re never gonna change theA worldB By standing stillB No we won’t stand still [Chorus]E If not us, then whoE If not me and youA E Right now, it’s time for us to do somethingE If not now, then whenE Will we see an endA To all this painA C#m A It’s not enough to do nothingE It’s time for us to do something