Verse 1:
I have walked the plains and deserts of injustice
I have talked to those denied equality
I have read of all the promises designed to set us free
But I'm sure I saw a tear upon the face of Liberty
Chorus:
I've been to the mountain
What does it all mean?
I've been to the mountain
I have a dream
Verse 2:
Though the angry cries of discontent are echoes
They're stil heard throughout the nation's neighborhood
And it seems the more things change the more
They all remain the same
Looking back from where we came, we have reason to proclaim
Chorus:
I've been to the mountain
What does it all mean?
I've been to the mountain
I have a dream
I've been to the mountain
Think what it could mean
I've been to the mountain
I have a dream
(Key change)
I've been to the mountain
Where truth reigns supreme
I've been to the mountain
I have a dream!