It's a New Day

It's a New Day

“IT’S A NEW DAY”

by will.i.am

I WENT TO SLEEP LAST NIGHT

TIRED FROM THE FIGHT

I’VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR TOMORROW ALL MY LIFE

YEAH I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING BRAND NEW

‘CAUSE THE DREAMS THAT I’VE BEEN DREAMING HAS FINALLY CAME TRUE

IT’S A NEW DAY  (5X)

VERSE 1

IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING

UP THE MOUNTAIN KEPT RUNNING

SONGS OF FREEDOM KEPT HUMMING

CHANNELING HARRIET TUBMAN

KENNEDY LINCOLN AND KING

WE GOTTA MANIFEST THAT DREAM

IT FEELS LIKE I’M SWIMMING UPSTREAM

IT FEELS LIKE I’M STUCK IN BETWEEN

A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE WE’VE BEEN THROUGH THE HEARTACHES

AND LIVED THROUGH THE DARKEST DAYS

IF YOU AND I MADE IT THIS FAR WELL THEN HEY WE CAN MAKE IT ALL THE WAY

AND THEY SAID NO WE CAN’T

AND WE SAID YES WE CAN

REMEMBER IT’S YOU AND ME TOGETHER

CHORUS

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING ALRIGHT

I’VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR TOMORROW ALL MY LIFE

YEAH I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING BRAND NEW

‘CAUSE THE DREAMS THAT I’VE BEEN DREAMING HAS FINALLY COME TRUE

IT’S A NEW DAY  (5X)

VERSE 2

IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME WAITING

WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT

IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME PRAYING

PRAYING FOR THIS MOMENT

AND HOPE FOR THIS MOMENT

AND NOW THAT WE OWN IT

CLOSER I’MA HOLD IT

AND I WON’T LET IT GO

THIS IS FOR OUR FATHERS, OUR BROTHERS, OUR FRIENDS WHO FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM, OUR SISTERS OUR MOTHERS, WHO DIED FOR US TO BE IN THIS MOMENT

STOP AND CHERISH THIS MOMENT

STOP AND CHERISH THIS TIME

IT’S BEAUTIFUL AIN’T IT

WE DID IT FOR HER AND HIM AND HE AND SHE AND YOU AND ME TOGETHER

CHORUS

YEAH I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING BRAND NEW

‘CAUSE THE DREAMS THAT I’VE BEEN DREAMING FINALLY COME TRUE

YEAH I WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING ALRIGHT

‘CAUSE WE WASN’T FIGHTING FOR NOTHING

AND MALCOLM WASN’T FIGHTING FOR NOTHING

AND MARTIN WASN’T DREAMING FOR NOTHING

AND LINCOLN WASN’T TRYING FOR NOTHING

AND CHILDREN WASN’T CRYING FOR NOTHING

IT’S A NEW DAY  (7X)

Song Credits:

Produced by will.i.am

Written by: William Adams

Publisher: will.i.am music Inc admin. by Cherry River Music Inc. (BMI)

Drums: will.i.am

Rhodes, Piano: will.i.am

Keys: Lynette Williams

Guitar & Bass:  Alain Whyte

Engineered by: will.i.am and Padriac Kerin

Mixed by: will.i.am

Recorded at Ethernet Studios, LA 2008

Video Credits:

Directed by Ben Mor

Editor: Chris Chynoweth

Assistant Editor: Matt Jameson

D.P.: David Rodgriguez

Effects: James Sutton

Video Editing: the Whitehouse Post