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Artist: Michael Franti
Canonical path: /michael-franti/hey-world-don-t-give-up-version
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Hey World (Don't Give Up Version)
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Hey World (Don't Give Up Version)
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Tell me why the grass was greener, years ago
I swear it used to grow here, but no more here
Tell me why, on this hill
All the birds they used to come to fly here
Come to die here
And tell me why I need to know
Sometimes I wish I didn't have to know
All you show me
Hey world what you say
Should I stick around for another day or two
Don't give up on me, I won't give up on you
Just believe in me like I believe in you
Tell me why on the corner
All the kids that used to come to run here
Load there guns here
And tell me why, it's okay
To kill in the name of the gods we pray
Tell me who said it's okay to die in the name of
The lies we say
Tell me why there's child soldiers
Tell me why they closed the borders
Tell me how to fight diseases
And tell me now won't you please
The only thing I want to do
Is to be in the arms of someone who believes in me
Like I believe in you
(Chorus)
I try try try try for you
Don't give up on me
And I cry cry cry
I cry cry cry I cry for you
Just believe in me like I believe
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