Based on Luke 10: 30-37, 1 John 3: 17
Where are the amber waves of grain
When one of our homeless native sons has hunger pain
Under the overpass they build a fire for heat
They can't remember when they had a meal to eat
Some sleep in doorways waiting for the day
Some sleep in boxes we have thrown away
Under the red, white and blue
Right down the street in our view
We're not doing all we can do
To shelter the homeless few
Shelter the homeless few
Standing in line for soup and bread
Hoping tonight the downtown mission has a bed
Dreaming about the home they thought they'd never lose
Sleeping on benches covered by the daily news
People who pass them by just turn their heads
Making them feel like they've been left for dead
Under the red, white and blue
Right down the street from our pew
We're not doing all we can do
To shelter the homeless few
Shelter the homeless few
It's up to me
It's up to you
We're not doing all we can do
To shelter the homeless few
Shelter the homeless few
Words by Bob Hartman Based on Luke 10: 30-37, 1 John 3: 17 Where are the amber waves of grain When one of our homeless native sons has hunger pain Under the overpass they build a fire for heat They can't remember when they had a meal to eat Some sleep in doorways waiting for the day Some sleep in boxes we have thrown away Under the red, white and blue Right down the street in our view We're not doing all we can do To shelter the homeless few Shelter the homeless few Standing in line for soup and bread Hoping tonight the downtown mission has a bed Dreaming about the home they thought they'd never lose Sleeping on benches covered by the daily news People who pass them by just turn their heads Making them feel like they've been left for dead Under the red, white and blue Right down the street from our pew We're not doing all we can do To shelter the homeless few Shelter the homeless few It's up to me It's up to you We're not doing all we can do To shelter the homeless few Shelter the homeless few Explain Request ×
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