Open up your eyes nSpare a thought for the children nFrom the gutter to the grave nNo, that's not what we taught them nnFifty thousand kids out on the streets of the Lucky Country nFrom the gutter to the grave ain't a long way to fall nResponsibilities breakdown, no real fault of their own nNo one to cling to, and no place to call their own nnFrom the gutter to the grave, nowhere to run nNobodies daughter, nobodies son nTime stands still, nowhere to run, no sanctuary nnA desperate time nA desperate measure nAll lost children nIn the arms of the world nnMisbegotten old and young, yesterday's deception nForgive them our sins, deliver us right from wrong nOpen up your eyes to the real world nAnd don't let crime become their only saviour nnFrom the gutter to the grave, nowhere to run nNobodies daughter, nobodies son nTime stands still, nowhere to run, no sanctuary, no nnScreaming in silence nReaching out, no one there to catch their fall nRunning through madness nAlienated by society that they call nnSocially outcast nNo prison cell should hold disgarded youth nLiving on a daydream nIs this the end of honesty and truth ? nnPlaying with fire nAlways guilty 'till proven innocent nLiving in darkness nNow they live survival of the fit nnMillions of people on the streets, could be your country nFrom the gutter to the grave ain't a long way, long way to fall nOpen up your eyes, open up nFrom the gutter to the grave ain't a long way to fall nOpen up your eyes nDon't let crime become their only saviour n(Ain’t a long way to fall)n