The Real Thing Lyrics

I walk the streets at night

And I wonder why

Some of us are warm in bed

And others are left outside?

Why can't we reach to them?

Why don't we care?

Why do we look away and only offer prayer?

And on it goes

Long ignored

The ones with the power to make the change

Never offer more

And on it goes

And it's getting cold

Fires in streets at night

And things are about to explode

Don't know how we got here

Don't know what to do

Gotta follow my heart on this one

I know can't sit through

Seen the highs

Seen the lows

Seen the belly of what's down below

If we can't make the change

We're all gonna sink

You wanna find out

Well come on right down

And see the real thing

Can you bring yourself

To look into their eyes

Talk with some compassion

To see beyond the lies

Passing your judgment

From ivory towers

Pissing on those down below

Come spend some time

Down at the bottom

You're closer to it

Than you'd ever know