Labi Siffre - Listen To The Voices lyrics

Old man Your race is run You think it's over It's only begun Child is born Who has to face The world you're leaving A dangerous place Listen To The Voices Crying to be free Can we be the promise that we promised to be Love and understanding Are better than a war People just laughing 'cause they've heard it before Night chills In Plenty town Cardboard hotels They sleep on the ground Hard choices How to respond Red or rosé With the Duck à l'orange Listen To The Voices So easy to ignore Choruses of old folk scared to open the door Living in the shadows And dying in the cold Inner city jungle ain't no place to grow old Helpless We'll never be Though justice Is so hard to see Kindness, yes That same old song But don't stop singing There's so much strength in kindness Listen To The Voices - Crying to be free Crying to be free - Can we be the promise Can we be the promise - That we promised to be Love and understanding - Better than a war Are better than a war - People just laughing People just laughing 'cause they've heard it before Listen To The Voices Crying to be free Can we be the promise that we promised to be Listen To The Voices - Listen To The Voices Crying to be free - Crying to be free Can we be the promise - Can we be the promise That we promised to be Love and understanding - Love and understanding Are better than a war - Better than a war People just laughing People just laughing 'cause they've heard it before