Yesterday I heard the news

That four 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.