I Have a Dream
Common (feat. will.i.am) Lyrics

I have a dream
I possess a vision of a future reality that I wish to achieve

That one day this nation will rise up
A hope that one day this country will stand tall and strong

And live out the true meaning of its creed
And fulfill the actual essence of its principles

We hold these truths to be self-evident
We believe these ideas to be obviously true

That all men are created equal
That every individual is born with equal worth and value

I have a dream that one day
I envision a future when

On the red hills of Georgia
In the state of Georgia with its rolling red hills

The sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners
Descendants of people who were once enslaved and those who once owned slaves

Will be able to sit down together
Will have the opportunity to sit next to each other

At the table of brotherhood
With a sense and mutual respect and equality

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi
I see a future in which the state of Mississippi

A state sweltering with the heat of injustice
A state struggling with the oppressive and disenfranchising effects of discrimination

Will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice
Will become a place of liberation and fairness

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation
I long for a future when my own four children can live in a country

Where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Where their value and worth will not be based on their skin color, but rather on their individual qualities and actions

I have a dream today
I have this hope and vision right now