Mothers in the street Children dyin' at feet Tell me why, ooh, tell me People everywhere too much food But there's none to me why, oh, tell me why?
Can you see shaft of sunlight? Can you see it in my I can feel the that's burnin' Anger and hope so So within my heart 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, tell me See the questions in their Listen to their cries Tell me why, please tell me
If a God, is He watchin'? Can He a ray of hope? So much and so much sorrow Tell me, does he see When he at you When he at me? What he say? 'Cos it there's no one listenin'
Who would think it could happen in this time and place? Politicians, may save themselves Oh, but they won't save face So hope against It's not too
You say there's 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 feel the fire burnin' Anger and so deep So deep my heart But my eyes For it's too late And it seems there's no one
Hurry for me, for me And for me, hurry for me, they cry, they cry Hurry for me, for me And hurry for me, hurry for me, cry, they cry for me, hurry for me And hurry for me, for me, they cry, they cry Just for me, hurry for me