From Chicago to Miami Shout New York, shout LA Today we take the White House And paint it poor man's gray From London to Damascus Cry Freetown in Marseilles Today we take the blue sky And paint it poor man's gray My mama she done told me There's heart and then there's hate If one of them is inside of you The other one it ain't From the alleys on the East side Where the train it throws the weight Brother take that cheeky smile And paint it poor man's gray From Berlin to Havana From Beijing to Bombay Today we take the blue sky And paint it poor man's gray