Five A.M. rise and shine. To feed the baby before he starts to cry. No rest no time to play. 15 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 this world we live in. In our home and other lands. . Chorus:. 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. . 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 and homeless boy feels his life is. worthless. Instead of suicide he cries himself to sleep. And it's happenin' to this world we live in. There's got to be a better way. . Repeat Chorus. . Can't give up hope now