ฟังเพลงThe Eyes of Portland

The Eyes of Portland - John Mellencamp

Lyrics by：John Mellencamp

Composed by：John Mellencamp

As I saw through the eyes of Portland one day

There were so many homeless they'd all gone astray

They slept on the corners during the day

As not to be harmed when the sun went away

There were old ones and young ones white ones and black

They were all shapes and sizes with rags on their backs

So many people mixed up in this stew

With no place to go and nothing to do

All of these homeless where do they come from

In this land of plenty where nothing gets done

To help those who are empty and unable to run

Your tears and prayers won't help the homeless

Some are mentally ill some are higher than kites

Selling their bodies as day turns to night

Where are their loved ones does anyone care

To be lost and alone in the middle of nowhere

All of these homeless where do they come from

In this land of plenty where nothing gets done

To help those who are empty and unable to run

Your tears and prayers won't help the homeless

What will it take for this country to see

For the grace of God go they and not you and me

The fallen and forgotten who are down on their knees

Living here in the gutters in this land of the free

All of these homeless where do they come from

In this land of plenty where nothing gets done

To help those who are empty and unable to run

Your tears and prayers won't help the homeless

Your tears and prayers won't help the homeless