Song Description
Homelessness and hope
| Song Length |
4:52 |
Genre |
Unique - Soundtracks, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Nonviolent, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Hope, Sadness |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Somebody's Child
Ac 2008 written by Ellen Bukstel
On the street you're nobody - you don't matter
-people walk by like we didn't exist
She has no where else to turn no place to call her own
Hope has slipped away leaving her alone
With her fortune in a cup she waves a cardboard sign
It says homeless, please help then takes her drink of wine
And she is somebody's child
Looking for a friend lost in despair
From a cardboard box on a downtown street
With a grocery cart and nothing left to eat
He is broken down and torn apart
On his ragged uniform is a rusty purple heart
And he is somebody's child looking for a friend
Open the door to hope you can hear them knocking
Open the door to hope for those without a home
Open the door to hope give them a chance to find their way
Open the door
When someone needs refuge from the cold and rain
And their spirit is broken from fear and pain
When a tortured soul is lost and led astray
We can ease their suffering if we don't turn away
And they are somebody's child
Looking for a friend lost in despair
They have cried a thousand tears
They need someone to care
With helping hands and open hearts
We will give love - We will be there
Open the door to hope
You can hear them knocking
Open the door to hope for those without a home
Open the door to hope give them a chance to find their way
Open the door - Open the door