Dear Mother   Cant you hear me whining?   It's been 3 whole weeks   Since I have left your home   This sudden fear has left me trembling   'cause now it seems that I am out here on my own   & I'm feelin so alone         Pay attention to the cracked streets & the broken homes   Some call it slums some call it nice   I wanna take you through a wasteland I like to call my home   Welcome to paradise         A gunshot rings out at the station   Another urchin snaps & left dead on his own   It makes me wonder why I'm still here   For some strange reason it's now feelin like my home   & I'm never gonna go         Pay attention to the cracked streets & the broken homes   Some call it slums some, call it nice   I wanna take you through a wasteland I like to call my home   Welcome to paradise         Dear Mother   Can you hear me laughing?   It's been 6 whole months    Since I have left your home   It makes me wonder why I'm still here   For some strange reason it's now feelin like my home   & I'm never never gonna go         Pay attention to the cracked streets & the broken homes   Some call it slums, some call it nice   I wanna take you through a wasteland I like to call my home   Welcome to paradise   Paradise....