How Long Can You Hear Someone Crying

Caught Between The Longing For Love, And The Struggle For The Legal Tender, Where The Sirens Sing And The Church Bells Ring, And The Junk Man Pounds His Fender. Where The Veterans Dream Of The Fight, Fast Asleep At The Traffic Light, And The Children Solemnly Wait For The Ice Cream Vendor.

Somewhere Between The Time You Arrive And The Time You Go May Lie A Reason You Were Alive, But You'll Never Know.

You've Had To Struggle, You've Had To Fight To Keep Understanding And Compassion In Sight You Could Be Laughing At Me, You've Got The Right But You Go On Smiling So Clear And So Bright

Lighten Up While You Still Can, Don't Even Try To Understand. Just Find A Place To Make Your Stand, And Take It Easy.

It's Not Like I'm Looking To Describe Something That's Only True Of My Own Circumstances. It's Beyond. It's Way Inside, You Know. It's Reaching Inside To Something That You Have In Common With Many.