[Intro]
             
             
             

[Verse 1]
           
Baby born in N


ew York City
           
Wrapped in a b

              
lanket that's 

     
tattered an' w

orn
           
Mother doin' t

    
he best she ca

n
         
Teachin' hope 

            
in a hopeless 

 
world

[Verse 2]
           
Eldest son, he

       
 stayed in sch

ool
           
Listened to hi

          
s mother, didn

't drink or us

e
           
Yet, every job

     
 he wants he g

ets refused
         
It takes hope 

            
in a hopeless 

  
world

[Chorus]
          
Lookin' for ho

           
pe in a hopele

    
ss world
            
Searchin' for 

          
love in such h

      
ateful times
            
Tryin' to stay

           
 strong when m

          
y mind gets we

ak
          
Looking for ho

           
pe in a hopele

   
ss world

[Verse 3]
           
On the corner 

       
stands a young

 girl
           
The home she l

              
eft was from a


 better part o

f town
           
Her daddy did 

              
things she cou

      
ldn't talk abo

ut
         
Is there hope 

            
in a hopeless 

 
world?

[Verse 4]
           
Ya got a quart

       
er for the hom

eless man?
           
Spare some cha

        
nge for the so

ldiers who fou

ght the war
           
Put some money

          
 in their hats

 an' in their 

tins
         
Give them hope

            
 in a hopeless

  
 world

[Chorus]
          
Lookin' for ho

           
pe in a hopele

   
ss world
            
Searchin' for 

          
love in such h

      
ateful times
            
Tryin' to stay

           
 strong when m

          
y mind gets we

ak
       
Tryin' to ease

     
 my mind...

[Bridge]
        
We got to list

          
en to the voic

e inside
      
That speaks of

              
 love - don't 

       
compromise
        
Realize time i

    
s passin' by
       
There are moun

              
tains to climb

            
, we can't be 

 
standing still
                
                

[Verse 5]
           
Churches are f

         
ull, but the p

rayers are not

 heard
           
Saturday's chi

        
ld don't wanna

 go to sunday 

school
           
Whatever happe

       
ned to the gol

den rule
         
Teach them hop

            
e in a hopeles

  
s world

[Verse 6]
           
Somebody out t

       
here's got to 

listen
           
Somebody out t

            
here's got to 

              
know what I'm 

 
talkin' 'bout
           
Raise your han

    
d, raise your 

hand if you're

 with me
         
There's hope i

            
n a hopeless w


orld

[Outro]
          
Lookin' for ho

           
pe in a hopele

   
ss world
            
Searchin' for 

          
love in such h

      
ateful times
            
Tryin' to stay

           
 strong when m

          
y mind gets we

ak
          
Looking for ho

           
pe in a hopele

   
ss world
          
Lookin' for ho

           
pe in a hopele

   
ss world...
         
Gotta find lov

            
e in a hopeles

   
s world...
(Repeat and fade)