I've been looking at the headlines in the daily paper
They say they tell the story like they really care
They say all they want is change and they want it now
But all they do is gossip about the way things are
How long, how long, can this keep going on?
They papers say its news but it's just title tattle
It's the cult of the unknown celebrity
Five minutes of fame for the man in the mirror
Five minutes of fame for the likes of me
I been looking at the city and the money making
Big business squeezing out the smallest drop
Capital investment and interest in profit
They should listen to the prophet calling them to stop
I been looking at the nations stockpiling weapons
Pointing their missiles out across the seas
They're all making out that the sword is stronger
Than the pen or the table or the call to peace
I been looking at the planet and its warming up
Polar caps are melting there's a hole at the top
But we're still driving cars like there's no tomorrow
There'll be no tomorrow if we don't stop
I been listening to the men who say they're faithfull
To the God of heaven and the Lord of All
But if God is love then I see no loving
All is see is people with their backs to the wall
I been looking at the starving in the African desert
I see another famine coming onto my TV
But its trade not aid that will make the difference
Gotta drop the debt and gotta set them free
If you wanna make a difference better start right now
Make a stand for justice and a stand for peace
You gotta speak up for the voiceless victim
Add your name to the many who wont let it be