WHY SHOULD I CARE?

(Eric Bogle)

I've seen the ragged little children begging in the street
I've heard the edge of hunger in their cries
I've seen their parent's faces lined with worry and defeat
I've read despair and hunger in their eyes

Chorus:
But why should I worry?
Why give a damn?
Why should I care what happens to my fellow man?
I know they're poor and hungry
I'm hungry too
I shouldn't care ... but I do

I've seen the old man sitting on a bench
Just sitting there and staring into space
He gets there early morning and leaves when it gets dark
I've seen the loneliness that's in his face

Chorus

I've walked a thousand pathways, I spoke a hundred tongues
I've seen the sun of many different lands
In a world of changes one constant still remains
And that's man's humanity to man

Chorus

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Sung by Eric Bogle on 'Pure'

Written in June 1973.

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Submitted by EB

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I've collected most of the lyrics I've posted here during the past months.
These lyrics, along with the .RA audioclips, are available at
http://geocities.com/Nashville/Opry/7424
Ezio

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