State of the world

State of the world

Five A.M. rise and shine.
To feed the baby before he starts to cry.
No rest, no time to play.
Fifteen, 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 happenning to this world we live in.
In our home and other land.
Drugs and crimes 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 alla 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 homeless boy feels his life in 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 crimes 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.
Drugs and crimes 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.

Ecrit par Jame Harris III, Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson.