Do Something

By Matthew West

Lyrics

I woke up this morning

Saw a world full of trouble now

I thought, "How'd we ever get so far down?"

And "How's it ever gonna turn around?"

So, I turned my eyes to Heaven,

I thought, "God, why don't You do something?"


Well, I just couldn't bear the thought of

People living in poverty,

Children sold into slavery.

The thought disgusted me.

So, I shook my fist at Heaven,

I said, "God, why don't You do something?"

He said, "I did." Yeah. "I created you."


Now listen.


If not us, then who?

If not me and you?

Right now.

Well, it's time for us to do something.

If not now, then when?

Will we see an end

To all this pain?

It's not enough to do nothing.

It's time for us to do something.


I'm so tired of talking

About how we are God's hands and feet.

But it's easier to say than to be.

Live like angels of apathy

Who tell ourselves,

"It's alright: somebody else will do something."


Well, I don't know about you,

But I'm sick and tired

Of life with no desire.

I don't want a flame, I want a fire.

I wanna be the one who stands up and says,

"I'm gonna do something."


If not us, then who?

If not me and you?

Right now.

It's time for us to do something.

Yes, it is. Come on.

If not now, then when?

Will we see an end

To all this pain?

Well, it's not enough to do nothing.

It's time for us to do something.


We are the salt of the earth.

We are a city on a hill

Shine, shine, shine, shine.

We're never gonna change the world

By standing still.

No, we won't stand still.

No, we won't stand still.

No, we won't stand still. No!


If not us, then who?

If not me and you?

Right now.

It's time for us to do something.

If not now, then when?

Will we see an end

To all this pain?

It's not enough to do nothing.

It's time for us to do something.

It's time for us to do something.

It's time for us to do something.