People Lead

When the peoplelead
the leaders they will have to follow 
and all their lies and their alibies 
they will have to swallow 
and it's you that has the authority 
for the one who is right 
is the majority 
when the people lead 
people take the lead 
children you've got to take your lead 
or you shall be led astray 

so as long as someone else 
controls your history 
the truth shall remain just a mystery 
for you can lead a horse to the water 
but you cannot make him drink 
you can put a man through school 
but you cannot make him think 

when the people lead 
people take the lead 
children you've got to take your lead 
or you shall be led astray 

watch them try to hide 
this world's imposition 
but like disease that has come round from remission 
when it seems 
as if it has left your person 
all the while it has only worsened 

when the people lead 
people take the lead 
children you've got to take your lead 
or you shall be led astray