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