State Of The World - Janet Jackson

Lyrics by：Janet Jackson/James Harris/Terry Lewis

Composed by：Janet Jackson/James Harris/Terry Lewis

Produced by：Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis/Janet Jackson

Five A.M. rise and shine

To feed the baby before he starts to cry

No rest no time to play

Fifteen the mother is a runaway

No time for dreams or goals

Pressure is so strong

Her body she has sold so her child can eat

What is happening to this world we live in

In our home and other lands

D**gs and crime spreadin' on the streets

People can't find enough to eat

Now our kids can't go out and play

That's the state of the world today

State of the world

Ooh baby

D**gs and crime

Lil' Johnny all alone

His only friend the doll he carries with him

Goes to school each and every day

To be teased because he has no place to stay

This young homeless boy feels his life is worthless

Instead of suicide he cries himself to sleep

And it's happening to this world we live in

There's got to be a better way ooh

D**gs and crime spreadin' on the streets

People can't find enough to eat

Now our kids can't go out and play

That's the state of the world today

State of the world

Oooh

Today today

Ooh

Today

Nation

Today

Today

D**gs and crime spreadin'

D**gs and crime

D**gs and crime spreadin'

Today

D**gs and crime today

Can't give up hope now

Let's weather the storm together

D**gs and crime spreadin' on the streets

People can't find enough to eat

Now our kids can't go out and play

That's the state of the world today

D**gs and crime spreadin' on the streets

People can't find enough to eat

Now our kids can't go out and play

That's the state of the world today

D**gs and crime spreadin' on the streets

Spreadin' on the streets

People can't find enough to eat

Starving people

Now our kids can't go out and play

They can't even walk the streets

That's the state of the world today

Don't give up

That's the state of the world today

Hey hey hey

That's the state of the world today

That's the state

That's the state of the world today