As I walk along these streets
I see a man who walks alone
Distant echo of people's feet
He has no place to call his own
A shot rings out from a roof over head
A crackhead asks for change nearby
An old man lies in an alleyway dead
A little girl lost
just stands there and cries
[Chorus:]
What would you do if it was you?
Would you take everything for granted
like you do?
A boy just 13 on the corner for sale
Swallows his pride for another hit
Overpopulation, there's no room in jail
And most of you don't give a shit
That your daughters are porno stars
And your sons sell death to kids
You're so lost in your little worlds
Your little worlds you'll never fix
[Chorus]
You turn away, you turn away…
As I walk along these streets
Soaking in the acid rain
Underneath the taxi cabs
I hear the streets cry out in vain
[Chorus:]
What would you do if it was you?
Would you take everything for granted
like you do?