she'll sit and think about what its all for
her mother died when very young
followed that around

she wakes up and she scratches her head
so little money and so little had
why is it that so many tears
came each day

with the sky above me
she turns to me
and promises
with the world below me
she'll shatter and crush me

if I could I would
ask you one more thing
how can there be
so much death
and so much
Pain

ma comes out, the family on the street
wonders how that could ever be

scared in the morning and scared at night
scared that it won't be all right
scared that his father might do the same to hit that height

with the sky above me
she turns to me
and promises
with the world below me
she'll shatter and crush me

if I could I would
ask you one more thing
how can there be
so much death
and so much
Pain

what evil could avoid at your approach
to be struck down before his life began
so powerful and it comes home
why must you hurt for
can it be worth the lives of those you gave
mom needed hers too

and with the sky above me
she turns away
and promises
with the world below me
she'll shatter and crush me

if I could I would
ask you one more thing
how can there be
how can there be
so much death and
Pain