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Mothers crying in the street |
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Children dying at their feet, tell me why, ooh tell me why |
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People starving everywhere |
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There's too much food but there's none to spare, |
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Tell me why, oh tell me why |
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Can you see that shaft of sunlight |
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can you see it in my eyes |
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I can feel the fire that's burning |
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anger and hope so deep |
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so deep within my heart but before my eyes |
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for some it's too late |
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cos it seems there's no-one listening |
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People sleeping in the streets |
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no roof above, no food to eat, tell me why, oh tell me why |
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see the questions in their eyes |
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listen to their children's cries, |
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Tell me why, please tell me why |
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If there's a God, is he watching |
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can he give a ray of hope |
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so much pain and so much sorrow |
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tell me what does he see |
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when he looks at you |
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when he looks at me |
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what would he say |
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cos it seems there's no-one listening |
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Who would think it still could happen |
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even in this time and place |
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politicians, they may save themselves |
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ah but they won't save their face |
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so hope against hope it's not too late |
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You say there's nothing you can do |
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is there one rule for them and one for you, |
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tell me why, just tell my why |
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Listen can you see that shaft of sunlight |
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can you see it in my eyes |
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I can feel the fire that's burning |
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anger and hope so deep |
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so deep within my heart but before my eyes |
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for some it's too late |
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and it seems there's no-one listening |
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Hurry for me, hurry for me |
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Hurry for me, hurry for me, they cry, they cry... |