I watch my generation die   I watch the heads of nations lie   I watch the homeless on the streets   I stand here helpless just lookin' at my feet, yeah      I watch the children run away   The bullets fly where they would play   I watch a junkie fade away   I ain't got an answer but I sure got things to say      Hey, hey I gotta find a way   'Cause the road is dark   Gotta light my way      Gotta fight the fear in my heart   Oh, I pray, I live to see   A brighter day, hey hey      I watch the old folks sit alone   They talk to ghosts they used to know   Where are the wise men of the tribe   Where are the midwives and the newborn's cry, yeah      I wished that I could turn back time   Way back before there was corporate crime   We'd fight the wind to plant our seed   When the earth was stronger than human greed      Hey, hey, I gotta find a way   'Cause the road is dark   Gotta light my way      Gotta fight the fear in my heart   Oh, I pray, I live to see   A brighter day, hey, hey      I'm not tryin' to tell you what's right or wrong   I'm not trying to be clever   You gotta hope things get better   Even when they never, hey, hey, hey      Hey, hey, I gotta find a way   'Cause the road is dark   Gotta light my way      Gotta fight the fear in my heart   Oh, I pray, I live to see   A brighter day      I gotta find a way   'Cause the road is dark   Gotta light my way      Gotta fight the fear in my heart   Oh, I pray, I live to see   A brighter day, hey, hey