Every morning
when I wake up
I'm already too late
'cause I can't sleep at night
always having this dream I hate:
I see wars and people dying
their friends with tears in their eyes
I see rich people sighing
and telling lots of lies
this can't go on
oh no
this can't go on
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I want to sing a song
for the world
It might be better some day
we must try and find a way
I want to sing a Song for the World
And then when I watch the news
what I see I can't stand:
Peoples' houses being burnt down
'cause they're from a strange land
Unemployment everywhere
oh - what can we do?
Now don't just look away
'cause I'm talking especially to you!
this can't go on
oh no
this can't go on
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Crime, pollution, war, bombs and hunger - everywhere
Torture, drugs, racism, hate and killing - don't you care?
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