作词 : Harris, Jackson, Lewis 作曲 : Janet Jackson & James Harris III & Terry Lewis Five A.M. rise and shine To feed the baby before he starts to cry No rest, no time to play Fifteen: the mother is a runaway No time for dreams or goals Pressure is so strong Her body she has sold so her child can eat What is happening to the world we live in In our home and other lands Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets People can't find enough to eat Now our kids can't go out and play That's the state of the world today State of the world Ooh, baby Lil' Johnny all alone His only friend the doll he carries with him Goes to school each and every day To be teased because he has no place to stay This young homeless boy feels his life is worthless Instead of suicide he cries himself to sleep And it's happening to this world we live in There's got to be a better way Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets People can't find enough to eat Now our kids can't go out and play That's the state of the world today State of the world Ooooh State of the world Ooooh Nation! Can't give up hope now Let's weather the storm together Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets People can't find enough to eat Now our kids can't go out and play That's the state of the world today Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets People can't find enough to eat Now our kids can't go out and play That's the state of the world today Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets People can't find enough to eat Now our kids can't go out and play That's the state of the world today That's the state of the world today That's the state That's the state of the world today
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