Check it down 
He tried to say 
As he wiped his eyes 
He'd hoped to never see this day 
When all we have 
Is the smoking ash 
The sad remains of old L.A. 
And then he smiled 
And said you listen boy 
There's only so much you can do 
You've got to put aside 
What's been going wrong 
And just sing a song -- Sing a song 
,,, And he walked away, yeah 
I ran alone through a town gone mad 
Never felt so good about the load I had to bear 
More than just my city's burned 
But someday soon we'd better learn 
To take the pain and not despair 
But don't you try (Don't you try) 
To understand it 
Oh, you won't live that long (Live that long) 
But when you try 
To undertake it 
Go on and sing a song 
Sing a song for the whole world 
Sing a song for you and me (Sing a song for you and me) 
Sing a song for the whole world (Oh won't you sing it to me, yeah) 
Go on ... Sing a song 
Sing a song for the whole world 
Sing a song for you and me (Oh, sing a song) 
Sing a song for the whole world (Ooh) 
Go on ... Sing a song 
Sing a song for the whole world (Oh won't you sing me) 
Sing a song for you and me (Sing a song) 
Sing a song for the whole world (Whoo-oh!) 
Go on ... Sing a song 
Sing a song for the whole world 
Sing a song for you and me (Sing a song) 
Sing a song for the whole world (Whoo-oh!) 
Go on ... Sing a song 
Sing a song for the whole world 
Sing a song for you and me (Sing a song) 
Sing a song for the whole world (Whoo-oh!) 
Go on ... Sing a song