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Album: WE'RE GONNA SING  |  Song lyrics to: HOMELESS PEOPLE

Music & Lyrics: Nat Spencer

"HOMELESS PEOPLE"

Did you ever stop and wonder what it is,
What we're all here for?
Could it be just for an existence?
There must be something more.

Verse 1
Walking home late one night
Down an alley road,
I met a little boy who was barely dressed,
Shivering in the cold.
A look of pain, a tear in his eye,
He held out his hand,
And in a trembling voice he softly spoke,
And I could hardly understand,
He said...
"We ain't got no place to live,
And since I'm the oldest kid,
It's what I've gotta do
To pull my family through.
We could sure use some help from you."

Chorus 1
Have you seen them in our streets?-
Homeless people living there,
Wondering just how long it'll be
'Til someone will really care;
The saddened look on a young girl's face
As she starts crying,
'Cause she's seen all her hopes and dreams,
They are dying.

Verse 2
Children without their fathers,
And mothers all alone,
Doing their best to make from this mess
A place to call home.
The baby cries, and mama sighs
And says through her tears,
"It's the last thing that I need-
Another hungry mouth to feed."
And are we all too blind to see
They need the help of you and me
To lend an ear to their hopeless plight
And give them light in their darkest night?

Chorus 2
Have you seen them in our streets?-
Homeless people living there,
Wondering just how long it'll be
'Til someone will really care;
The saddened look on a young girl's face
As she starts crying,
'Cause she's seen all her hopes and dreams,
Are just dying.

Music break:

Chorus 3
I know what we're here for:
To help these desperate lives,
Let them know that Jesus cares.
And one day,
He'll wipe away their tears.

Chorus 4
I know what we're here for:
To help these desperate lives,
Let them know that Jesus cares.
And one day,
He'll wipe away their tears.
From their ey-- es.
He'll wipe those tears.

 

"HOMELESS PEOPLE" (with chords)

Intro: (E)-(B/E)-(A/E)-(B)-(E)-(B/E)-(A/E)-(B)

(A)Did you ever stop and wonder (E)what it is,
What we're all here (B)for?
(A)Could it be just for an (E)existence?
There must be something (B)more.

Verse 1
(E)Walking home (B)late one night
(C#m)Down an alley (A)road,
I (E)met a little boy who was (B)barely dressed,
(C#m)Shivering in the (A)cold.
(E)A look of pain, a (B)tear in his eye,
He (C#m)held out his (A)hand,
And in a (E)trembling voice he (B)softly spoke,
(C#m)And I could hardly (A)understand,
He said...
(C#m)"We ain't got (B)no place to live,
(C#m)And since I'm the (A)oldest kid,
It's what I've (E)gotta do
To pull my (F#)family through.
(A)We could sure use some (C#m)help from (B)you."

Chorus 1
(Emaj7)Have you seen them (A)in our streets?-
(F#m)Homeless people (B)living there,
(Emaj7)Wondering just how (A)long it'll be
'Til (B)someone (C#m)will really (D)care;
(Emaj7)The saddened look on a (A)young girl's face
(F#m)As she starts (B)crying,
(Emaj7)'Cause she's seen (A)all her hopes and (B)dreams,
They are (C#m)dying. (B)

(E)-(Asus2)-(E)-(Asus2)

Verse 2
(E)Children without their (B)fathers,
(C#m)And mothers all (A)alone,
(E)Doing their best to (B)make from this mess
(C#m)A place to call (A)home.
(E)The baby cries, and (B)mama sighs
And (C#m)says through her (A)tears,
"It's the (E)last thing (F#)that I need-
(A)Another hungry (B)mouth to feed."
(C#m)And are we all too (B)blind to see
(C#m)They need the help of (A)you and me
To (E)lend an ear to their (F#)hopeless plight
And (A)give them light in their (C#m)darkest (B)night?

Chorus 2
(Emaj7)Have you seen them (A)in our streets?-
(F#m)Homeless people (B)living there,
(Emaj7)Wondering just how (A)long it'll be
'Til (B)someone (C#m)will really (D)care;
(Emaj7)The saddened look on a (A)young girl's face
(F#m)As she starts (B)crying,
(Emaj7)'Cause she's seen (A)all her hopes and (B)dreams,
Are just (C#m)dying. (B)

Music break:
(G#m)-(E)-(G#m)-(A)
(E)-(A)-(E)-(A)-(G#m)-(C#)

Chorus 3
(F#)I know what (B)we're here for:
(G#m)To help these (C#)desperate lives,
(F#)Let them know that (B)Jesus cares.
And (C#)one day,
He'll wipe (D#m)away their (E)tears.

Chorus 4
(F#)I know what (B)we're here for:
(G#m)To help these (C#)desperate lives,
(F#)Let them know that (B)Jesus cares.
And (C#)one day,
He'll wipe (D#m)away their (E)tears.
From their ey(B)-(F#)- es.
He'll wipe those tears.
(B)-(C#)-(F#)-(C#/F#)-(B)-(C#)-(F#)

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