Will the sun shine forever on the place where I was born
Or will they ever stop to notice that the record has been worn?
The black is black and white is white, there is no human race
Some of them (are) determined to be proud of their disgrace

I had to move
I had to move
Move... Yeah!
I just had to move

I moved up to missouri and went to school a while
I learned a truth that shocked me
Anywhere a miles's a mile
I saw the highest honor seat for those I love the most
But walked away from all the rot I saw and headed for the coast

I had to move
I had to move
Move... Yeah!
I just had to move

Now I live in the big city and I see the same things here
Everything is on a larger scale, a sea of doubt and fear
Here the battle rages and the fallen angel rides
It makes me easily feel that I have to take a side.

I had to move
I had to move
Move... Yeah!
I just had to move