[00:00.000] 作词 : Harris, Jackson, Lewis
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Janet Jackson & James Harris III & Terry Lewis
[00:28.076]Five A.M. rise and shine
[00:32.175]To feed the baby before he starts to cry
[00:36.446]No rest, no time to play
[00:40.894]Fifteen: the mother is a runaway
[00:45.070]No time for dreams or goals
[00:47.054]Pressure is so strong
[00:49.278]Her body she has sold so her child can eat
[00:52.717]What is happening to the world we live in
[00:57.798]In our home and other lands
[01:01.278]Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets
[01:05.492]People can't find enough to eat
[01:09.777]Now our kids can't go out and play
[01:13.977]That's the state of the world today
[01:17.768]State of the world
[01:19.764]Ooh, baby
[01:27.986]Lil' Johnny all alone
[01:32.016]His only friend the doll he carries with him
[01:36.304]Goes to school each and every day
[01:40.568]To be teased because he has no place to stay
[01:44.793]This young homeless boy feels his life is worthless
[01:49.113]Instead of suicide he cries himself to sleep
[01:52.608]And it's happening to this world we live in
[01:57.664]There's got to be a better way
[02:01.129]Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets
[02:05.373]People can't find enough to eat
[02:09.571]Now our kids can't go out and play
[02:13.920]That's the state of the world today
[02:17.538]State of the world
[02:19.682]Ooooh
[02:22.567]State of the world
[02:26.127]Ooooh
[02:35.242]Nation!
[03:07.043]Can't give up hope now
[03:09.355]Let's weather the storm together
[03:13.907]Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets
[03:17.905]People can't find enough to eat
[03:22.132]Now our kids can't go out and play
[03:26.520]That's the state of the world today
[03:30.893]Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets
[03:35.054]People can't find enough to eat
[03:39.501]Now our kids can't go out and play
[03:43.647]That's the state of the world today
[03:47.775]Drugs and crime spreadin' on the streets
[03:52.166]People can't find enough to eat
[03:56.502]Now our kids can't go out and play
[04:00.689]That's the state of the world today
[04:20.316]That's the state of the world today
[04:26.633]That's the state
[04:28.580]That's the state of the world today