Lyrics

When the dollar made with blood is spent When an enemy can't become a friend When the better man won't lend a hand Baby, this is how the world will end When a day of hope is a rarity Or a diplomat hasn't time to see That a child lost is a true offense Baby, this is how the world will end Bring a chair up to the table Bring a message to the crowd Where's a common trust to deliver us From the wretched and the proud? Sing a tune about the promise Speak on that which we depend And if a certain light don't shine again Baby, this is how the world will end When the poorest kid is fending for himself Or the widow cries but she gets no help When we know what's true, but we still pretend Baby, this is how the world will end Bring a chair up to the table Bring a message to the crowd Where's a common trust to deliver us From the wretched and the proud? Sing a tune about the promise Speak on that which we depend Now let that certain light come shinin' then Baby, we could change the world again But if that certain light don't shine again Baby, this is how the world will end