Hopelessness in the alley

Alone, draggin’ his feet.

He wasn’t born that way

But life has just taught him defeat.

So he waits to teach you distrust

From his cold home in the streets.

And hope is all that you can do.

Hopelessness is on the TV

Infecting sea to shining sea.

In the worried eyes of our parents

Try as we might not to believe.

And we tried pill and prescriptions

but drugs won’t cure this disease.

Hope is all that you can do.

This is the new year

Nobody knows

Where we are going

What’s down the road.

The city is humming.

The country is cold.

But you give me something

Something like hope.

Grew up without parents

To teach us wrong from right.

So we turned towards many heroes

But still we couldn’t sleep at night.

So we searched and read and listened

So the songs old prophets sang.

Let’s all get together friends

And dance away the rain.

It’s time to get together friends

And dance away the rain.

This is the new year

Nobody knows

Where we are going

What’s down the road.

The city is humming.

The country is cold.

But you give me something

Something like hope