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Song Info
Genre
Charts
Peak #170
Peak in subgenre #42
Author
Daryl P Hall
Rights
B&R Music
Uploaded
March 29, 2012
Track Files
MP3
MP3 5.0 MB • 160 kbps • 4:22
Story behind the song
A song written for a friend who is a CSW representative. It's a song for those who are persecuted.
Lyrics
WHY!
Verse 1
I'm stood on this street corner
Tears are in my eyes
With sticks and stones
They break my bones
Yet you choose to walk on by
I am oh so close to you
But I'm out of reach
Why don't you start to practice
What is preached
Chorus
Why don't you stop to lend a hand
Why don't you start to understand
Why don't you open up your eyes to see
Just what is happening to me
Verse 2
I'm stood there on that corner
And it seems I'm in a dream
Where you are all so deaf
You don't hear my screams
They beat me endlessly
And without reprieve
Yeah they beat me just for saying
It's God that I believe
Chorus Repeat
Verse 3
I look at all of you
Dressed up in your fancy clothes
You call yourselves my friends
But heaven knows
You cast a glance my way
Then walk on by
With sounds of laughter
Muffling my cries
Chorus repeat
Verse 4
And I'm not the only one
This is happening to
There's one in twenty five worldwide
Looking just like you
And if you were in my place
Tell me how you'd feel
To see your family walking by
At times seems so unreal
Chorus Repeat
And I'm in need of more
Than just your prayers
I need you to stop
And show me someone cares
To get your hands
Covered in my blood
As you bandage up my wounds
That would be more good
Last Chorus
Perhaps now you will stop to lend a hand
Perhaps you might begin to understand
Perhaps you'll open up your eyes to see
Just what is happening to me
Written By Daryl P Hall & Kim Stansfield copyright B&R Music
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