Human Cry - Maxi Priest

Cry, human cry

Cry cry ooh Lord

There’s a dark place in the heart of the city

Where no one goes

People up-town won’t admit it

They don’t wanna know

Children on the sidewalk looking so sad

People out there they got bad intentions

And there’s nothing to lose

Human cry cry cry

Human cry from the battlefield

Human oooh Lord

Human cry oh Lord

Shattered dreams of forgotten souls

Who struggle to exist

People on the hill won’t come near

Afraid to take the risk

Looking for a way out that’s not there

Desperate faces everywhere so hungry

Searching for shelter

Repeat chorus

Fragile the place is fragile

We’re on the edge of all tomorrows

And you just can feel the tension

Tearing us apart

We’re gonna let go if we lose a heart

Ooh oh the place is fragile

Say it’s midnight on the street

Graffiti everywhere

And in a fortress on higher ground

People live in fear

No this ain’t no distant dream

It’s in our own backyard

Look all around you

Repeat chorus