Five A.M. rise and shine
|
To feed the baby before he starts to cry
|
No rest, no time to play
|
15, the mother is a runaway
|
No time for dreams or goals
|
Pressure is so strong
|
Her body she has sold so her child can eat
|
What is happening to this world we live in
|
In our home and other lands
|
|
Drugs and crime spreadin on the streets
|
People can't find enough to eat
|
Now our kids can't go out and play
|
That's the state of the world today
|
|
Lil' Johnny all alone
|
His only friend, the doll he carries with him
|
Goes to school each and every day
|
To be teased because he has no place to stay
|
This young and homeless boy feels his life is worthless
|
Instead of suicide he cries himself to sleep
|
And it's happenin to this world we live in
|
There's got to be a better way
|
|
Drugs and crime spreadin on the streets
|
People can't find enough to eat
|
Now our kids can't go out and play
|
That's the state of the world today
|
|
Can't give up hope now
|
Let's weather the storm together
|
|
-----------------
|
State Of The World
|
Janet Jackson |