Story Behind The Song
Same as above...
Song Description
Sometimes we look at third world countries and try to help children there, but we cannot see the poverty in our own town/city. For a third world child, poverty is something he/she is seeing around. For a beggar child in the first world, he constantly sees
| Song Length |
3:15 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Endearing |
Subject |
Baby, Children, Civil Rights |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
THE BEGGAR CHILD ā_" Krisenka Finley
Iā_TM A CHILD IN THE FIRST WORLD, SOME SAY Iā_TM LUCKY
BUT THE FACT IS THAT I SEE MY LIFE UNHAPPY
I FEEL SHIPWRECKED IN THE SEA
PRETTY YOUNG GIRLS WHO GO TO SCHOOL DONā_TT REALIZE MY PRESENCE
Iā_TM HIDDEN RIGHT BEHIND THE WALL, SO MANY FENCES
KEEP ME AWAY FROM THEM ALL
Iā_TM A BEGGAR CHILD, I LIVE ON YOUR PHILANTHROPY
WEEPING BITTERLY
STRAY AND CAST AWAY BLACK SHEEP, FALLEN DEEP
PEOPLE TRY TO AVOID MY EYES, SOME MAY BE SCARED AND OTHERS,
THEY IGNORE MY WAILING CRY, THEY JUST DONā_TT BOTHER
IF I EVER LIVE OR DIE
I SEE THEY QUICKEN UP THEIR PACE, THEY DONā_TT LIKE FEELING GUILTY
I DONā_TT MATCH THEIR PERFECT WORLD, Iā_TM POOR AND FILTHY
BUT Iā_TM THE VOICE OF THE UNHEARD
Iā_TM A BEGGAR CHILD, I LIVE ON YOUR PHILANTHROPY
WEEPING BITTERLY
STRAY AND CAST AWAY BLACK SHEEP, FALLEN DEEP
SOLO
Iā_TM A BEGGAR CHILD, I LIVE ON YOUR PHILANTHROPY
WEEPING BITTERLY
STRAY AND CAST AWAY BLACK SHEEP, FALLEN DEEP
Iā_TM A BEGGAR CHILD, IN THE CITY OF THE LIGHTS
WEEPING BITTERLY
IN THE COUNTRY OF THE FREE, FALLEN DEEP
Iā_TM A CHILD IN THE FIRST WORLD, SOME SAY Iā_TM LUCKY
BUT Iā_TM THE VOICE OF THE UNHEARD