Chaka Khan - How Many Lives To Go lyrics

When darkness falls And only madness remains Will no one hear The voice that cries in pain? How many lives to go Before it's over How can we stand And watch again Remember now We've seen it all before The sound of hate The monstrous face of war How many lives to go Before it's over Must we allow One sorrow more Say a prayer, and love, to show The heart of man, which way to go No heart, no more Nothing but dark despair And empty words Are not enough to wear How many lives to go Before it's over What will it take To lift the veil And have to face The shame We almost shared