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In my dream, children sing a song of love for every boy and girl.
The sky is blue and fields are green and laughter is the language of the world.
Then I wake and all I see is a world full of people in need.
Chorus
Tell me why (why) does it have to be like this?
Tell me why (why) is there something I have missed?
Tell me why (why) cos I don't understand.
When so many need somebody. don't give a helping hand.
Tell me why?
Every day I ask myself what will I have to do to be a man?
Do I have to stand and fight to prove to everybody who I am?
Is that what my life is for to waste in a world full of war?