I can't recall a time

So many children had the blues

Can't recall a time

So many children had the blues

This world's a painted picture

They're growing up too fast

The innocence of childhood

Just a mem'ry from the past

And I can't recall a time



Lord I can't recall a time

So many elders lived in fear

Can't recall the time

So many elders lived in fear

Crime and disrespect

Have them locked behind closed doors

Stretching out fixed incomes

While the cost of living soars

And I can't recall the time

My, my, my



< guitar solo >



Man abusing woman

Adult abusing child

Teachers trying to teach, hah

With bullets whizzing by, no

Can't recall a time

It was so hard to keep the faith

Listen now

Most get less and less

While just a few get more and more

Time is getting tight

The wolf is in the door

And I can't recall a time

My, my, my, my, my, my



(spoken:)

It's just hard to see so many people suffer so much...

Hard to keep the faith...

You see it... it's sad... I'll say it again, it's sad...)



Most get less and less, while just a few get more and more

Time is tight boy, the wolf is in the door

And I can't recall a time

So many children had the blues.