I watch my generation die

I watch the heads of nations lie

I watch the homeless on the streets

I stand here helpless just

Lookin' at my feet

I watch the children run away

The bullets fly where they should play

I watch a junkie fade away

I ain't got an answer

But I'm sure got things to say

Hey, I gotta find a way

Cause the road is dark

Gotta light my way

Gotta fight the fear

In my heart

Oh, I pray

I live to see

A brighter day, hey hey

I watch the old folks sit alone

They talk to ghosts they used to know

Where are the wise men of the tribe

Where are the midwives and the newborn's cry, yeah

Now if I could I'd turn back time

Way back before there was corporate crime

We'd fight the wind to plant our seed

When the earth was stronger than human greed

Hey, hey, I gotta find a way

Cause the road is dark

Gotta light my way

Gotta fight the fear

In my heart

Oh I pray

I live to see

A brighter day...hey, hey

I'm not tryin' to tell ya

What's right or wrong

I'm not trying to be clever

You gotta hope things get better

Even when they never...hey, hey, hey

I gotta find a way

Cause the road is dark

Gotta light my way

Gotta fight the fear

In my heart

Oh, I pray

I live to see

A brighter day

I gotta find a way

Cause the road is dark

Gotta light my way

Gotta fight the fear

In my heart

Oh, I pray

I live to see

A brighter day...hey, hey