(Harry Chapin)
Chorus:
I know when a child is hurting that silence can be wrong
I know when there's old folk helpless I can't just pass along
I know when someone's hungry it's not enough to sing a song
And when I hear somebody crying I can't just wonder who it could be
Well I hear somebody crying now - sounds just like society to me
I don't know about inflation, or who makes what inflate
And each new day sensation, I just don't know why it rates
But in my imagination I'm sure how I feel
That my present hesitation is 'cause I'm afraid it's real
Sometimes these days it's hard to choose the one right road to go
But this I'm very sure I know
Insecurity can beat me, sometimes that's where I'm at
Till now the music keeps me, so I think I can count on that
But something's hurt me deeply though I try to hide the pain
But wide awake or sleeping, still there's questions that remain
Sometimes these days it's hard to choose the one right road to go
But this I'm very sure I know
Sometimes a simple question can be better than the truth
Sometimes we need experience, sometimes we need our youth
Sometimes the signs point out to us that we have lost our way
Sometimes the times are times that look an awful lot like today
Sometimes these days it's hard to choose the one right road to go
But this I'm very sure I know
(as sung by Iain MacKintosh)