Verse 1:
Have you got your dollar in this world of thieves?
Greed is alive man, it grows and it breathes
Charity is dead, there’s poverty on the streets
One man’s trash is what another man eats
Chorus:
When will it end?
When will it stop?
When will society see these
faults at its heart?
Keep your coins
We want change
In this world of poverty,
Hunger and pain
Verse 2:
The homeless sleep on their concrete beds
Masonry pillows on which to lay their heads
Anywhere to rest their feet, they call a home
While these people in their mansions they feel so alone
Chorus:
When will it end?
When will it stop?
When will society see these
faults at its heart?
Keep your coins
We want change
In this world of poverty,
Hunger and pain
Verse 3:
Our virtues seem forgotten in our quest for wealth
Some will put financial gains, even over health
It looks to me as though we’re heading down the drain
I think of future children looking back in shame.
Chorus:
When will it end?
When will it stop?
When will society see these
faults at its heart?
Keep your coins
We want change
In this world of poverty,
Hunger and pain
Have you got your dollar in this world of thieves?
Greed is alive man, it grows and it breathes
Charity is dead, there’s poverty on the streets
One man’s trash is what another man eats
Chorus:
When will it end?
When will it stop?
When will society see these
faults at its heart?
Keep your coins
We want change
In this world of poverty,
Hunger and pain
Verse 2:
The homeless sleep on their concrete beds
Masonry pillows on which to lay their heads
Anywhere to rest their feet, they call a home
While these people in their mansions they feel so alone
Chorus:
When will it end?
When will it stop?
When will society see these
faults at its heart?
Keep your coins
We want change
In this world of poverty,
Hunger and pain
Verse 3:
Our virtues seem forgotten in our quest for wealth
Some will put financial gains, even over health
It looks to me as though we’re heading down the drain
I think of future children looking back in shame.
Chorus:
When will it end?
When will it stop?
When will society see these
faults at its heart?
Keep your coins
We want change
In this world of poverty,
Hunger and pain