Lyrics
[verse]
As the cold wind blows through the back streets,
Where the paint peels off the walls,
A young mother rocks her baby,
Listens to the sirens call.
There's a man who sells what's easy,
There's a debt that never ends,
And the children learn the hard way
Who to trust among their friends.
[chorus]
And the world just keeps on turning,
And the wheel just keeps on churning,
Down here where the streetlights flicker
And the hope runs thin and low,
Another child is born tonight
In a world that's hard to know.
[verse]
He grows up fast on borrowed corners,
Learns the rules before he's grown,
Nobody comes to save the children
Left to raise themselves alone.
Some find work, and some find trouble,
Some just disappear from view,
And the story keeps repeating
Like it's nothing strange or new.
[chorus]
And the world just keeps on turning,
And the wheel just keeps on churning,
Down here where the streetlights flicker
And the hope runs thin and low,
Another child is born tonight
In a world that's hard to know.
[bridge]
Somebody's got to break the circle,
Somebody's got to reach a hand,
Before another dream gets lost there,
Fading out across the land.
[chorus]
And the world just keeps on turning,
And the wheel just keeps on churning,
Down here where the streetlights flicker
And the hope runs thin and low,
Another child is born tonight
In a world that's hard to know.
