At a crossroads in London as the winter winds whipped through my hair
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I noticed everyone stared at the ground and passed by like I wasn't there
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I watched lonely people keep all to themselves full of fear in the worlds they had made
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I swore then that I'd make a difference I promised that I'd make a change
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Is that how it is?
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Is that how it is, baby, with you?
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Is that how you want it to be?
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'Cause that's how it is with me
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As I walked past a churchyard an old man on his knees in the street
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Said, "Son, do you think you could help me? 'Cause I'm cold and I'd like something to eat."
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But I could tell by the look in his eyes that he also needed a friend
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So I smiled and I sat down beside him and he wept as I held his hand
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Is that how it is?
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Is that how it is, baby, with you?
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Is that how you want it to be?
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'Cause that's how it is with me
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In the dark of night when you're feeling that there's no hope in sight
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Do you dream of the world that we could make if we'd all just give instead of take?
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We can open our hearts for our childrenĄ¯s' sake
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We can turn things around before it's too late
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Baby, that's how it is with me
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Do you wish to see the day when our love will set us free and together we all can live in peace?
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Do you keep your faith when others just shake their heads and say that people will always stay the same?
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Does your heart begin to break when you think of the world that we could make if we'd all just give instead of take?
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In the dark of night when you're feeling that there's no hope in sight do you dream someday soon we'll see the light?
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Is That How It Is?
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| Nelson |
