It Better End Soon (1st Movement) - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 5-10, 1971

de Chicago

Can't stand it no more. the people dying. crying for help. for so many years. but nobody hears. better end soon my friend. it better end soon my friend.

Can't take it no more. the people hating. hurting their brothers. they don't understand. they can't understand. better end soon my friend. it better end soon my friend.

Hey, everybody. `won't you just look around. can't anybody see? just what's going down. can't you take the time? just to feel. just to feel what is real. if you do. then you'll see that we got a raw deal. they're killing everybody. i wish it weren't true. they say we got to make war. or the economy will fall. but if we don't stop. we won't be around no more. they're ruining this world. for you and me. the big heads of state won't let us be free. they made the rules once. but it didn't work out. now we must try again. before they kill us off. no more dying! no more killing. no more dying. no more fighting. we don't want to die. no, we don't want to die. please lets' change it all. please let's make it all good for the present. and better for the future. let's just love one another. let's show peace for each other. we can make it happen. let's just make it happen. we can change this world. please let's change this world. please. let's make it happen. for our children. for our women. change the world. please make it happen. come on. come on. please. come on. it's up to me. it's up to you. so let's do it now. yeah. do it now.

Can't stand it no more. the people cheating. burning each other. they know it ain't right. how can it be right. better end soon my friend. it better end soon my friend.