Mothers in the street dyin' at their feet Tell me why, ooh, tell me People starvin' There's too food But none to spare Tell me why, oh, tell me
Can you see that of sunlight? Can you see it in my I can feel the fire burnin' Anger and hope so So deep within my But before my Oh, for some too late it seems there's no one listenin'
People sleepin' in the No roof above, no to eat Tell me why, me why? See the questions in eyes Listen to their children's me why, please tell me why?
If there's a God, is He Can He give a ray of So much pain and so sorrow Tell me, what he see When he at you he looks at me? What would he 'Cos it seems there's no one
Who would think it could happen Even in time and place? Politicians, may save themselves Oh, but they won't save face So against hope not too late
You say nothing you can do Is there one rule for and one for you? me why, just tell me why?
Listen, can you see that shaft of Can you see it in my I can the fire that's burnin' Anger and so deep So within my heart But my eyes For it's too late And it there's no one listenin'
Hurry for me, for me And for me, hurry for me, they cry, they cry Hurry for me, for me And hurry for me, for me, they cry, they cry Hurry for me, for me And hurry for me, for me, they cry, they cry Just for me, hurry for me