(myles goodwyn)   Published by slalom publishing co. - bmi      It's a sad situation   Alot of hopeless information   On the news   Nothin's gonna please you   And nothin's gonna change   Well that's your view   So many hungry people   It's a shame and is it legal?    Well it's a sight   There's something goin' on   Somethin' we can change   And it's our right      So I'd rather be strong   In a hopeless situation, yes   I would rather be strong   In a hopeless situation, yes   I would rather be strong   In a hopeless situation   Yes I would, yes I would      Well you can say it's a shame   And things remain the same   And so it goes   But no one's gonna hear you   And no one's gonna see   What doesn't show   It'd be cause for celebration   If only every nation understood   And helping one another   And doing for the other, what they could      And I'd rather be strong   In a hopeless situation, yes   I would rather be strong   And to show determination, yes   I would rather be strong   In a hopeless situation      Yes I would, yes I would   I'd be a lot better off if I could   Be part of the love   That's seemingly lost from above      A delicate situation (situation)   Requires contemplation, everyone (everyone)   And someone has to care (someone to care)   When people live in fear of each man's son (each man's son)      So I'd rather be strong   In a hopeless situation   Yes, I would rather be strong   In a hopeless situation   Yes, I would rather be strong   In a hopeless situation      Yes, I would, yes, I would   I'd be a lot better off if I could   Be part of the love   That's seemingly lost from above      I'd rather be strong, ooh yes, I would   Well, I'd rather be strong, yes I would, yes I would, yes I would   Well, I'd rather be strong, ooh yes I would   Well, I'd rather be strong, be strong, yes I would, yes I would   Well, I'd rather be strong, yes I would   Well I'd rather be strong, be strong, yes I would   In a hopeless situation   Yes, I would rather be strong   In a hopeless situation, yes   I would rather be strong   In a hopeless situation   Yes, I would rather be strong   In a hopeless situation, yes   I would rather be strong