Songwriter: Paul McCartney John Lennon
Producer: Mike Rutherford
You say you want a revolution, well you know
We all wanna change the world
You tell me that it's evolution, well you know
We all wanna change the world
When you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
You say you've got a real solution, well you know
You ask me for a contribution, well you know
We're all doin' what we can
If you want money for people with minds that hate
All I can tell you is buddy, you'll have to wait
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
You say you'll change the constitution, well you know
We all wanna change it here
You tell me it's the institution, well you know
You'd better free your mind instead
If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mau
You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright, alright, alright......
We all wanna change the world
You tell me that it's evolution, well you know
We all wanna change the world
When you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
You say you've got a real solution, well you know
You ask me for a contribution, well you know
We're all doin' what we can
If you want money for people with minds that hate
All I can tell you is buddy, you'll have to wait
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
You say you'll change the constitution, well you know
We all wanna change it here
You tell me it's the institution, well you know
You'd better free your mind instead
If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mau
You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright
Don't you know it's gonna be, alright, alright, alright......
more tracks from the album
The Singles 1985-2014 + Rarities
- The Living Years
- Revolution
- Perfect Child
- Taken In
- You Never Change
- Try to Save Me
- Nobody Knows
- Too Far Gone
- A Time and Place
- Nobody Told Me
- Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) - 2013 Remaster
- Word of Mouth (East West Mix)
- When My Feet Don’t Touch the Ground
- My Crime of Passion (Acoustic version)
- I Get the Feeling (Live)
- Taken In (Live)
- You Don’t Know What Love Is
- Another Cup of Coffee
- Always The Last To Know
- Nobody’s Perfect
- Now That You’ve Gone
- Little Boy
- Help Me
- A Beggar on a Beach of Gold
- All I Need Is a Miracle
- I Think I’ve Got the Message
- Whenever I Stop
- Too Many Friends
- Over My Shoulder
- Word of Mouth
- Everybody Gets a Second Chance
- Reach Out (Touch the Sun)
- Seeing Is Believing
- Boys at the Front
- One by One
From the albums
Mike + the Mechanics popular songs
- The Living Years
- Silent Running
- Let Me Fly
- Over My Shoulder
- Don’t Know What Came Over Me
- A House of Many Rooms
- Reach Out (Touch the Sun)
- Going Going.... Home
- My Little Island
- Look Across at Dreamland
- Poor Boy Down
- Hanging by a Thread
- Seeing Is Believing
- Boys at the Front
- Always The Last To Know
- The Road
- Another Cup of Coffee
- Background Noise
- If Only
- You Don’t Know What Love Is
- Did You See Me Coming
- How Can I?
- Heaven Doesn’t Care
- Revolution