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Tell Me Why

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Tell Me Why

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Mothers crying in the streetChildren dying at their feet, tell me why, ooh tell me whyPeople starving everywhereThere's too much food but there's none to spare,Tell me why, oh tell me whyCan you see that shaft of sunlightcan you see it in my eyesI can feel the fire that's burninganger and hope so deepso deep within my heart but before my eyesfor some it's too latecos it seems there's no-one listeningPeople sleeping in the streetsno roof above, no food to eat, tell me why, oh tell me whysee the questions in their eyeslisten to their children's cries,Tell me why, please tell me whyIf there's a God, is he watchingcan he give a ray of hopeso much pain and so much sorrowtell me what does he seewhen he looks at youwhen he looks at mewhat would he saycos it seems there's no-one listeningWho would think it still could happeneven in this time and placepoliticians, they may save themselvesah but they won't save their faceso hope against hope it's not too lateYou say there's nothing you can dois there one rule for them and one for you,tell me why, just tell my whyListen can you see that shaft of sunlightcan you see it in my eyesI can feel the fire that's burninganger and hope so deepso deep within my heart but before my eyesfor some it's too lateand it seems there's no-one listeningHurry for me, hurry for me
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