What has happened to our town

There's people sleeping on the ground

Cold and lost, they fear the night

Left alone, they'll lose the fight



Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime

Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime

Haven't you had it knowing nothing's getting solved

Maybe we'd better, better get involved



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We could stop the hurtin' for awhile

We could stop the hurtin' for awhile

If we found a way to reconcile

We could stop the hurtin'



Families livin' in their cars and kids run numbers out of bars

Knowing pride won't pay the bills, men work jobs beneath their skills

Hadn't we better hand out more than just a line

Shouldn't we try to find solutions with our minds

Haven't you had it knowing nothing's getting solved

Maybe we'd better, better get involved



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