State Of The World

5 a.m., rise and shine To feed the baby before he starts to cry No rest and 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 State of the world Lil' Johnny all alone His only friend, the doll he carries with him Goes to school each and everyday 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 State of the world, uh uh uh Hoo Today, uh uh uh D-dday D-dday Nation Can't give up hope now Let's weather the storm to-together 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 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 Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets (Spreadin' on the streets) People can't find enough to eat (Stop it people) Now our kids can't go out and play (Even walk the streets) That's the state of the world today State of the world today hey hey hey That's the state of the world today That's the state That's the state of the world today