I woke up this morning
Saw a world full of trouble and 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?”
And he said, “I did, yeah, I created you!"

If not us, then who
If not me and you
Right now,
It’s not enough to do nothing
It’s time for us to do something

Well I’m so tired of talking about
How we're God’s hands and feet
Easier to say than to be
Live like angels of apathy 
Who tell ourselves it’s alright
 Somebody else will do something

I’m so sick and tired of life with no desire
I don’t want a flame, I want a fire 
And I wanna be the one who says
Hey, I've gotta do something!

If not now, then when
Will we see an end
To all this pain
No, 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
We’re never gonna change the world
By standing still

If not us, then who
If not me and you
Right now,
It’s not enough to do nothing
It’s time for us to do something
No, it’s not enough to do nothing
It’s time for us to do something!

(Matthew West)