Yesterday I heard the news That 4 million Russian children are homeless They've been abandoned by the people they trust Now their cold and lonely lives are hopeless Children of the world are dying People say they care, they're lying If this life was theirs, they'd be crying Is it really fair we're not trying? Yesterday I read the news That 20 million Asian children are homeless They've been abandoned by the people they love They've been beaten down so hard they can't get up Children of the world are dying People say they care, they're lying If this life was theirs, they'd be crying Is it really fair? Children of the world People say they care, well they're lying If this life was theirs, they'd be crying Is it really fair we're not trying? Life is beautiful for some Life is beautiful for us Life isn't beautiful for them Maybe life can be beautiful again for them