Janet Jackson — State of the World State of the House 7

[Verse 1] 5 A.M. rise and shine To feed the baby before he starts to cry No rest, no time to play 15, the mother is a runaway No time for dreams or goals Pressure is so strong Her body she has sold so her child can eat What is happening to this world we live in In our home and other lands [Chorus] Drugs and crime spreadin' on the street People can't find enough to eat Now our kids can't go out and play That's the state of the world today State of the world, ooh baby [Verse 2] Lil' Johnny all alone His only friend, the doll he carries with him Goes to school each and every day To be teased because he has no place to stay This young and homeless boy feels his life is worthless Instead of suicide, he cries himself to sleep And it's happenin' to this world we live in There's got to be a better way, ooh [Chorus] Drugs and crime spreadin on the street People can't find enough to eat Now our kids can't go out and play That's the state of the world today State of the world, ooh... [Bridge] Ahh, today...ah, today...ah, today...ah, ooh... Ahh, today...ah, doo-doo-di-doo...ah, today...ah... NATION! Woo! Can't give up hope now Let's weather the storm to...together [Chorus] Drugs and crime spreadin' on the street People can't find enough to eat Now our kids can't go out and play That's the state of the world today Drugs and crime spreadin' on the street People can't find enough to eat Now our kids can't go out and play That's the state of the world today Drugs and crime spreadin' on the street (Spreadin' on the streets) People can't find enough to eat (Starvin' people) Now our kids can't go out and play (They can't even walk the street) That's the state of the world today (Talkin' 'bout the state of the world today, hey hey hey) That's the state of the world today That's the state of the world today