[00:00.00][ CHOIR ]
[00:02.19]They're called Bui-Doi
[00:05.09]The dust of life
[00:08.38]Conceived in hell and born in strife
[00:15.72]They are the living reminders
[00:19.90]Of all the good we failed to do
[00:24.86]We can't forget
[00:27.14]Must not forget
[00:29.17]That they are all our children too
[00:34.92]
[00:35.70][ JOJ ]
[00:39.49]Like all survivors, I once thought
[00:44.51]When I'm home I won't give a damn
[00:47.64]But now I know I'm caught
[00:51.43]I'll never leave Vietnam
[00:56.84]War isn't over when it ends
[01:00.49]Some pictures never leave your mind
[01:04.91]They are the faces of the children
[01:08.12]The ones we left behind
[01:12.07]They're called bui-doi
[01:16.12]The dust of life
[01:19.83]Conceived in hell and born in strife
[01:26.15]They are the living reminders
[01:30.54]Of all the good we failed to do
[01:33.67]We can't forget
[01:35.19]Must not forget
[01:37.07]That they are all our children too
[01:43.73]These kids hit walls on every side
[01:47.28]They don't belong in any place
[01:51.38]Their secret they can't hide
[01:55.38]It's printed on each face
[02:00.18]I never thought one day I'd plead
[02:05.23]For half-breeds from a land that's torn
[02:07.92]But then I saw a camp for children
[02:12.41]Whose crime was being born
[02:16.48]They're called Bui-Doi
[02:19.91]The dust of life
[02:23.69]Conceived in hell
[02:26.59]And born in strife
[02:30.38]We owe them fathers, and a family
[02:34.95]And loving homes they never knew
[02:37.77]Because we know
[02:39.47]Deep in our hearts
[02:41.64]That they are all our children too
[02:47.00]These are souls in need
[02:50.13]They need us to give
[02:53.50]Someone has to pay
[02:56.48]For their chance to live
[03:00.14]Help me try
[03:01.08]
[03:01.39][CHORUS]
[03:01.73]They're called bui-doi
[03:04.47]The dust of life
[03:07.66]Conceived in hell
[03:10.74]
[03:10.74][ JOHN + CHORUS ]
[03:10.74]And born in strife
[03:14.08]They are the living reminders
[03:18.47]Of all the good we failed to do
[03:22.89]
[03:22.89][ CHORUS ]
[03:22.89]That's why we know
[03:24.46]
[03:24.46][ JOJ ]
[03:24.46]That's why we know
[03:26.36]
[03:26.36][ CHORUS]
[03:26.36]Deep in our hearts
[03:27.56]
[03:27.56][ JOJ ]
[03:27.56]Deep in our hearts
[03:29.99]
[03:29.99][ CHORUS ]
[03:29.99]That's why we know
[03:31.19]
[03:31.19][ JOJ ]
[03:31.19]That they are all our children...
[03:42.19]
[03:42.19][ JOHN + CHORUS ]
[03:42.19]...too