Los Lobos - The Word lyrics

The word's out on the street Around everyone you meet "Things are not the way they used to be" There's a feeling in the air A dark cloud of despair That hides our hearts And blinds our eyes to see They say that it's a shame That all we do is blame And never treat ourselves with dignity What would we do Without a hand to hold onto With no one to call out to What if we could Behave like sisters and brothers Like the good book says we should [Chorus:] It's time, time, time We try so hard to find But time has no mercy on me Just take a look at love On the wings of a dove Gives us everything we want for free What will you say or do When a child asks of you What kind of world have you left here for me? Too many sleepless nights Too many questions why This is not the way it's supposed to be What happened to The land, the trees and the rivers Some have now all gone away What happens if We see them as sisters and brothers Like the good Lord says we should [Chorus] There's a word on the street From everyone you meet Peace is the only way for us to be There's a feeling in the air Do away with this despair Let's hear our hearts And open our eyes to see What would we do Without a hand to hold onto With no one to call out to What if we could Behave like sisters and brothers Like the good book says we should [Chorus 2x]