Charles & Eddie  Father to son    A single mother  Struggles hard  Her child's neglected  In her own backyard  An absent father  The T.V.'s on  A little reminder  That hope is gone    At christmas time  There will be no tree  Just empty eyes  And a church meal free    Boy to father  Father to son  In the same apartment  Life goes on  A generation  Passes by  And no one seems to understand the  Reason why    A new election  And no one votes  'Cause bullets fly  On the way to the polls  Sister's wearing a long sleeve shirt  You can bet she's got a story to tell  A bed in the kitchen  A lock on the fridge  You know it's a living hell    At christmas time  There will be no tere  Just empty eyes  And a church meal free    How many people have to die before  We open up our eyes and see what's going on  When are we gonna break the chains and bring equality  To people who don't have it all