If I told you what I'd seen

Would you believe me

Or leave me alone

If I told you what I feel would you believe me

Or leave me alone



Razor wire on the street every corner

Ninety degrees at six in the morning

Boilin' water for the tea of a nation

Plantin' seeds for the next generation

Run like mad just to make a connection

Pack whatcha need for your own protection

Dancin' to the rhythm of the wheels on the street

Long, long strides on the hot concrete



Hello, hello

Does anybody need a place to go?

To call your own



Numbers gone and the numbers come

Try your best makin' two outta one

Work all day in the mid-day sun

Break your back 'til the night time comes

Sing for your bread and sing for your water

Sing for your sons and sing for your daughters

Sing for your pops and sing for your mamas

Sing for your breakfast pray for ya supper



Hello, hello

Does anybody need a place to go?

To call your own



Sometimes it may seem

The world has just abandoned you

And there's no future you can see



Sometimes it may seem

There's no point it going on

It's already decided but keep holdin' on, keep holdin' on