Lyrics
The Time is Now Words and Music by Mary Shapiro, Anniston, AL 11/07
Twas a dark December first, coming home from work
She found a free seat and sat down
But When that bus began to fill and others stood against their will
My place is here (said Rosa Parks) the time is now
My place is here, the time is now
CHORUS
This bus ain't movin (This train ain't movin')
but the river is flowing
if I don't jump now I never will
Lord am I ready? I am...learning
My place is here, the time is now
My place is here, the time is now
Hugo Plessey had one nanna who was black but very light
his own skin wasn't colored he looked white
Hugo bought himself a ticket in first class is where he sat
My place is here (said Hugo Plessey) the time is now
My place is here, the time is now
CHORUS
instrumental 3 lines or
Rosa she sat. Martin he marched. Barack Obama he did run (and he won!)
I have a Dream, so do you, Yes we can make them true
Our place is here, the time is now
Our place is here, the time is now
FINAL CHORUS
For we are movin
and we are flowing
if we don't jump now we never will
Lord am I ready? I am...learning
My place is here, the time is now
My place is here, the time is now