Every morning I wake up and face a new day The first thing I do is kneel down and pray Tell me how to make it stop I see young children locked in a cage My heart is overcome with rage Tell me how to make it stop Bystanders getting killed by thugs Who want us all to buy their drugs Tell me how to make it stop Rich men who already have all they need Still grab more with obscene greed Tell me how to make it stop Cowards send their sons and daughters To fight their wars and get slaughtered Tell me how to make it stop Driven from their homes for taking a stand Refugees exiled in their own homeland Tell me how to make it stop Another school shooting - I hear their screams Innocents are dying - they haunt my dreams Tell me how to make it stop Parents grieving for their loved ones Politicians want still more guns Tell me how to make it stop Global warming has seared our souls Our leaders want us to burn more coal Tell me how to make it stop Lies from the left, hatred from the right We’re all stuck in the middle of this fight Tell me how to make it stop Racism, sexism, ageism, casteism All that’s missing is simple humanism Tell me how to make it stop God, if you are really up there And if you even pretend to care Tell me how to make it stop