Read the paper in said that we've Got one child in eight that goes hungry That our people just aren't learning to read Listen to the sound There's a call for help that's getting louder A plea for justice when none is offered If a rock gets thrown the glass will shatter Listen for the sound Playing with matches, playing with fire Playing with the earth for our own desires God's not a gun that's up for hire Listen to the sound Wrote a letter to the President When he said "God's on our side