Fires are burning up the forests
Down along the Amazon
There''s children starving in Guatemala
They''re just barely hanging on

(chorus)
And I pray they''ll find the answer
That there''s a way to right the wrong
And Lord while you''re listening
Could I mention some troubles of my own
I got problems right here at home

A teenage boy in Mississippi
Brings his daddy''s gun to school
A little girl in New York City
Buys cocaine for Mama to use

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My wife is crying; Our baby''s fighting
A battle that she may not win
The doctor''s doing all that he can
God now it''s all in your hands

And I pray they''ll find the answer
That there''s a way to right the wrong


Now I''m just one man, a grain of sand
In a troubled world I know
But I''ve got a problem right here at home
I''ve got a problem right here at home