It's a sad situation 
Alot of hopeless information 
On the news 
Nothin's gonna please you 
And nothin's gonna change 
Well that's your view 
So many hungry people 
It's a shame and is it legal? 
Well it's a sight 
There's something goin' on 
Somethin' we can change 
And it's our right 

So I'd rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation, yes 
I would rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation, yes 
I would rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation 
Yes I would, yes I would 

Well you can say it's a shame 
And things remain the same 
And so it goes 
But no one's gonna hear you 
And no one's gonna see 
What doesn't show 
It'd be cause for celebration 
If only every nation understood 
And helping one another 
And doing for the other, what they could 

And I'd rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation, yes 
I would rather be strong 
And to show determination, yes 
I would rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation 

Yes I would, yes I would 
I'd be a lot better off if I could 
Be part of the love 
That's seemingly lost from above 

A delicate situation (situation) 
Requires contemplation, everyone (everyone) 
And someone has to care (someone to care) 
When people live in fear of each man's son (each man's son) 

So I'd rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation 
Yes, I would rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation 
Yes, I would rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation 

Yes, I would, yes, I would 
I'd be a lot better off if I could 
Be part of the love 
That's seemingly lost from above 

I'd rather be strong, ooh yes, I would 
Well, I'd rather be strong, yes I would, yes I would, yes I would 
Well, I'd rather be strong, ooh yes I would 
Well, I'd rather be strong, be strong, yes I would, yes I would 
Well, I'd rather be strong, yes I would 
Well I'd rather be strong, be strong, yes I would 
In a hopeless situation 
Yes, I would rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation, yes 
I would rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation 
Yes, I would rather be strong 
In a hopeless situation, yes 
I would rather be strong