I won't close my eyes To the sufferers plight. In a world full of darkness I won't turn off my light. Our cries for justice are shots in the dark But our strength's in our bite And not in our bark...
(chorus) I won't close my eyes To the sufferers plight. In a world full of sadness I won't turn off my light. Our cries for justice are shots in the dark But our strength's in our bite And not in our...
When I see violence on the street when I see a friend getting beat when I see youth so unaware can't close my eyes pretend I don't care Can't close my eyes when I see an unfair fight something tells...
I hide under the covers I cannot get to sleep I'm peerin' 'round the corners Where shadows seem to creep I'm seeing things I shouldn't And I'm shakin all the time I cannot feel my body And I think...
I crash into your world, Something new I can feel... Without knowing what to expect, And not looking back on what I left... For you... Surrounded by poverty, But rich with everything that matters......
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked.
I won't write my autobiography because I never had an affair with Frank Sinatra, and if I had had, I wouldn't tell anyone.
I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.

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I won't call my work entertainment. It's exploring. It's asking questions of people, constantly. 'How much do you feel? How much do you know? Are you aware of this? Can you cope with this?' A good...
I won't lock my doors or bar them either if any of the old coots in the pictures out in the hall want to come out of their frames for a friendly chat.