There's a cry from a young boy, in a city, running wild
There's a cry from a mother, who just lost another child
There's a cry from a people, who have nothing more to lose
Everything that they lived for, has been wasted and abused
There's a cry from a river, that has nowhere to flow
And the pride of this river was lost so long ago
And that cry is for a reason, that only heaven knows
Where did they go wrong? How can we go on?
Only hope remains the answer
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There's a man on a mission, there's a desperate heart to rule
He has love for the people, yet he calls the people fools
He has guns for the people, on a promise yet to come
So they kill one another, for a hope that never comes
There's a cry from a river, that has nowhere to flow
And the pride of this river was lost so long ago
And that cry is for a reason, that only heaven knows
Where did they go wrong? How can we go on?
Only hope remains the answer

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There are so many questions, when will all this trouble cease?
Like the wars all around us, will we ever live in peace?
I believe in the people, if they only have a chance
There's still hope for the future, but the future is in our hands
There's a cry from a river (river), that has nowhere else to flow
And the pride of this river (river), was lost so long ago
And that cry is for a reason, only, only heaven knows
Where did we go wrong? (Where did we go wrong?)
There's a cry from a river (river), that has nowhere else to flow
And the pride of this river (river), it was so lost so long ago
And that cry is for a reason, that I can't tell why
Where did we go wrong? How can we go on?
Only hope remains the answer
There's a cry from a young boy, in a city, running wild
There's a cry from a mother, who just lost the only child