Signs of the Times

歌詞

He stood there with a sign "Will work for food" Looked like he hadn't eaten in a while So I handed him a dollar and as I turned away I wondered when the last time was he'd smiled Or had a good friend, or laughed out loud They stand there with their signs " Will work for food" Or just sit staring far out into space And people, passing by, act like they just don't care Or look disgusted and pick up their pace Fellow members of the human race You can call them lazy, say trouble's all they've earned Or maybe you will sigh and look concerned But once they all were babies, just like you I assure you it was never in their plan To be standing in the cold, on the corner, all alone Homeless, hungry, holding out their hands He was angry, standing by the grocery store He held the hand of a little boy of four When I think about that boy, and what his future holds I'll tell you friends, it makes my blood run cold To think he'll end up out there with a sign Now I don't know just what that sign will say Or if people will pay any more attention Than they did to one his daddy held today For the old guy, on the corner, say a prayer. He looks like birds been living in his hair Beneath the stubble and the dirt, and that filthy army shirt You wouldn't know your brother standing there Hopeless, empty, thousand-mile stare You can call him crazy, say trouble's all he's earned Or maybe you will sigh and look concerned But once he was a baby, just like you I assure you it was never in his plan To be standing in the cold, on the corner, all alone Homeless, hungry, holding out his hand And they sleep out in the cold Numb and frightened, all alone Homeless, hungry, holding out their hands