State of the World

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 5 a.m., rise and shine To feed the baby before he starts to cry No rest and 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 [Pre-Chorus] What is happenin' to this world we live in In our home and other lands? [Chorus] Drugs and crime spreadin' on the street 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 Ooh, baby (Drugs and crime) [Verse 2] 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, homeless boy feels his life is worthless Instead of suicide, he cries himself to sleep [Pre-Chorus] And it's happenin' to this world we live in There's got to be a better way, ooh-ooh [Chorus] Drugs and crime spreadin' on the street 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 Ooh-ooh-ooh (Today) Woo (Today) Today (Today) Ooh-ooh-ooh Woo (Today) Da-da-da-dum, da-da-da-dum Nation [Post-Chorus] Today Today Drugs and crime spreadin' today Drugs and crime Drugs and crime spreadin' today Today Drugs and crime Today [Breakdown] Can't give up hope now Let's weather the storm to-together [Chorus] Drugs and crime spreadin' on the street 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 street 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 street (Crime) (Spreadin' on the streets) People can't find enough to eat (Can't find enough to eat) (Stop it people) Now our kids can't go out and play (Kids can't go out and play) (They can't even walk the streets) That's the state of the world today (Don't give up) [Outro] State of the world today Hey, hey, hey Drugs and crime Today Drugs and crime Drugs and crime Drugs and crime Drugs and crime Drugs and crime That's the state of the world today Drugs and crime Drugs and crime That's the state That's the state of the world today Drugs and crime Drugs and crime Drugs and crime Today Drugs and crime spreadin' on the street