Room With No View

I'M LIVING ALONE, IN A ROOM WITH NO VIEW.
I SIT AND I PONDER, WHAT WILL I DO?
A FAMILY QUESTIONS, LAMENTING OUR FATE...
A WIFE AND MY CHILD, THEY STRUGGLE AND WAIT.
THE FUTURE LOOKS BLEAK, AS TIME MOVES ALONG,
EVERYONE TELLS ME: KEEP FAITH AND BE STRONG...
IT'S EASY TO SAY, MUCH HARDER TO DO,
WHEN LIVING ALONE, IN A ROOM WITH NO VIEW.

ALL OVER THE PLANET, ARE OTHERS LIKE ME,
THEY'RE LOCKED IN A ROOM, THEY DON'T HAVE A KEY.
SOME ARE IN PRISON, WHILE OTHERS ARE HOME,
ALTHOUGH SOME ARE FREE, THEY'RE LOST AND ALONE.
ONCE WE WERE FRIENDS, THEY DON'T VISIT OR WRITE,
I REMEMBER THEN DREAM, 'TIL LATE IN THE NIGHT.
THEY AREN'T THAT DIFFERENT, THE OTHERS LIKE ME,
STILL LOCKED IN A ROOM, THEY DON'T HAVE A KEY.

I'M LIVING ALONE, IN A ROOM WITH NO VIEW.
I SIT AND I PONDER, WHAT WILL I DO?
FROM BELFAST TO BOSTON, I'VE HEARD IT IS SAID;
TOO MANY IN PRISON, TOO MANY ARE DEAD...
TOO MANY NOT GUILTY, YET DEARLY WE PAY,
FOR THE FAILURE OF JUSTICE, DAY AFTER DAY.
I'M LIVING ALONE IN A ROOM WITH NO VIEW.
I SIT AND I PONDER, WHAT WILL I DO?

Created: October 29, 1999r.
Last Updated: November 7, 1999r.