Those Less Fortunate than I

[Verse 1]
I don't have a lot, but I'm proud of what I've got
I can't complain
'Cause I see people hangin' 'round on the city streets downtown
Living on pocket change

[Verse 2]
There's times I've been confused, felt that I was born to lose
Oh, but I survived
Unlike the ones who pray and feel more than blessed each day
To just be still alive

[Chorus 1]
Is there something we can do?
Seems the odds against survival are a million to one
The only hope they have will die
In the hearts of you and I if nothing's ever done
I can't save them by myself
Oh, but God forbid that I just turn my head and walk on by
Don't let me be a stranger to those less fortunate than I

[Verse 3]
Seems that old golden rule that I learned back in school
Has lost its shine
It's a crying shame and I wonder, could the blame
Be yours and mine?

[Verse 4]
Discipline was tough and that old principal was rough
But the times were good
'Cause no one ever found one single child shot down
In the neighborhood

[Chorus 2]
Is there something we can do?
Seems the odds against survival are a million to one
'Cause every day that passes by
Another street gang victim dies and still there's nothing done
I can't save them by myself
Oh, but God forbid that I just run away somewhere and hide
From the fear and the danger of those less fortunate than I

[Outro]
Lord, don't let me be a stranger to those less fortunate than I