Can You Hear The Children Crying
Across this land our children hear people talking hate and fear
They say we’ve lost our country, you’d think the end was near
Hard to find in these tough times anyone to lift a voice
Set petty politics aside and make the harder choice
Refrain
Can you hear the children crying?
Fearing that hate will win the day
Can you hear the children crying?
Calling us to choose a better way
They call our leader hateful names, claim he’s not one of us
Treat the poor among us with disdain, talk of burning holy books
Wrap themselves in the flag, say they do it in God’s name
As they trash the dream we had of bringing hope and change
Repeat refrain
The uninsured, the unemployed the homeless on the streets
Wonder how they’ll pay their bills, feed their families
The answer isn’t saying no, time has come for us to show
We can put aside our differences and choose the higher road
Repeat refrain
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Hear their prayer for us to join the fight
Show we care as a people we unite
Repeat refrain
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Across this land our children hear people talking hate and fear
