Tell Me Why

Mothers cryin' in the street Children dyin' at their feet Tell me why, ooh, tell me why? People starvin' everywhere There's too much food But there's none to spare Tell me why, oh, tell me why? Can you see that shaft of sunlight? Can you see it in my eyes? I can feel the fire that's burnin' Anger and hope so deep So deep within my heart But before my eyes Oh, for some it's too late 'Cos it seems there's no one listenin' People sleepin' in the streets No roof above, no food to eat Tell me why, tell me why? See the questions in their eyes Listen to their children's cries Tell me why, please tell me why? If there's a God, is He watchin'? Can He give a ray of hope? So much pain and so much sorrow Tell me, what does he see When he looks at you When he looks at me? What would he say? 'Cos it seems there's no one listenin' Who would think it still could happen Even in this time and place? Politicians, they may save themselves Oh, but they won't save their face So hope against hope It's not too late You say there's nothing you can do Is there one rule for them and one for you? Tell me why, just tell me why? Listen, can you see that shaft of sunlight? Can you see it in my eyes? I can feel the fire that's burnin' Anger and hope so deep So deep within my heart But before my eyes For some it's too late And it seems there's no one listenin' Hurry for me, hurry for me And hurry for me, hurry for me, they cry, they cry Hurry for me, hurry for me And hurry for me, hurry for me, they cry, they cry Hurry for me, hurry for me And hurry for me, hurry for me, they cry, they cry Just hurry for me, hurry for me