Arranged by David Foster and Bobby Lamm
 Horns arranged by Jimmy Pankow

 What has happened to our town
 There's people sleeping on the ground
 Cold and lost, they fear the night
 Left alone, they'll lose the fight

 Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
 Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
 Haven't you had it knowing nothing's getting solved
 Maybe we'd better, better get involved

 Chorus:
 We could stop the hurtin' for awhile
 We could stop the hurtin' for awhile
 If we found a way to reconcile
 We could stop the hurtin'

 Families livin' in their cars and kids run numbers out of bars
 Knowing pride won't pay the bills, men work jobs beneath their skills
 Hadn't we better hand out more than just a line
 Shouldn't we try to find solutions with our minds
 Haven't you had it knowing nothing's getting solved
 Maybe we'd better, better get involved

 Chorus

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