Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Mission , by - Janis Ian. Release date: 25.01.1995
Song language: English
The Mission |
| «Jesus saves"up in neon lights |
| Lines are forming to the right |
| For a blanket, a bed |
| Shelter against the night |
| Young men sleeping away their dreams |
| Old newspapers 'round their feet |
| They were someone’s child once |
| Just like me |
| There’s no place like home |
| Inside these walls |
| Safe from the cold |
| Another night falls |
| What’s mine is mine |
| So I’ve been told |
| There’s no place like home |
| Some claim victory, some downfall |
| Some can make no claim at all |
| Bad breaks, high stakes |
| Alcohol |
| The streets are crowded with vacant eyes |
| Stripped of privacy and pride |
| How long can only the strong survive |
| There’s no place like home |
| Inside these walls |
| Safe from the cold |
| Another night falls |
| What’s mine is mine |
| So I’ve been told |
| There’s no place like home |
| Give me your poor |
| Your tired, your hungry |
| All weary people |
| Who yearn to be free |
| I give them hope |
| And mercy to all those in need |
| …Have mercy on me |