World Cry

Album: King Of Hearts (2011)
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  • Ever wondered about the hurricanes?
    Ever see the anger in the rain, false
    I think it's just the world crying for
    Asking what the hell we dying for
    But here's Lloyd, R. Kelly, miss Keri
    And K'naan, yo the shit is getting scary

    They spend up all our money, yeah
    On the rockets in the sky, ah, ah,
    But they don't have a reason
    So they generate a lie
    To distract us from the times hey
    There's a hood in every city, yeah
    From Compton to Bombay, hey, hey
    When nobody likes to be there
    The system found a way
    That made 'em wanna stay

    And I say, ah,
    Da ri rap da ra ra, da ri rap da ra ra
    Da ri rap da, yeah
    I hate to see the whole world cry,
    I hate to see the whole world cry
    If it was up to me,
    I would wipe them from your eyes
    I hate to see the world cry

    We need a plan, anybody please

    So sick of this god damn Earth
    That I wish that I could hitch hike to heaven
    And go to God's studio and put in work
    Praying down my melodies,
    Give the whole world one song to sing
    This hatred's got us in a pickle
    A love costs five cents less than a nickel
    I'm talking about one voice, one love, one color
    And nobody's rich, nobody's poor
    Nobody's less, nobody's more
    And nobody's winning, nobody's loosing
    No categories, we all music
    If we can't come to see
    If the whole world needs peace
    And if we can't touch and agree
    Than we are the true enemies

    And it makes me wanna say
    Na na na na na na na
    Na na na na na na na
    Na na na na na na na
    Na na na na na na na
    I hate to see the whole world cry,
    I hate to see the whole world cry
    And if it was up to me,
    I would wipe tears from your eyes
    'Cause I hate to see the world cry

    Looking in the mirror,
    Seeking in the peace
    Every day's a constant battle
    Between what's wrong and right
    I just wanna live my life

    I pray for the future
    Is that we learn from our mistakes, oh yeah
    Halfway into destruction
    But it's not too late
    Too late to make a change
    So I'll say
    Da da da da da da
    Da da da da da da
    Da da da da
    And I hate to see the whole world cry

    Hate to see the world cry
    Hate to see the whole world cry

    If it was up to me,
    I would wipe them from your eyes
    I hate to see the world cry

    I don't wanna see them cry
    Somebody help me understand
    Anybody got a plan, oh
    I hate to see the whole world cry

    Streets on fire, burning
    Every herd every city is hurting
    I will wipe every tear, you sheddin'
    'Cause I hate to see the whole world cry
    I hate to see the whole world cry
    Hate to see the whole world cry. Writer/s: DAVID MANZOOR, DAVID MAZOOR, JAMAL F. JONES, JAMAL RASHAD, JASON P. D. BOYD, ROBERT S. KELLY
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Payday Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
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