Dear Mother 
Cant you hear me whining? 
It's been 3 whole weeks 
Since I have left your home 
This sudden fear has left me trembling 
Cuz now it seems that I am out here on my own 
And I'm feelin so alone 

Pay attention to the cracked streets and the broken homes 
Some call it slums some call it nice 
I wanna take you through a wasteland I like to call my home  [bad word] to paradise 

gunshot rings out at the station 
Another urchin snaps and left dead on his own 
It makes me wonder why I'm still here 
For some strange reason it's now feelin like my home 
And I'm never gonna go 

Pay attention to the cracked streets and the broken homes 
Some call it slums some, call it nice 
I wanna take you through a wasteland I like to call my home  [bad word] to paradise 

Dear Mother 
Can you hear me laughing? 
It's been 6 whole months 
Since I have left your home 
It makes me wonder why I'm still here 
For some strange reason it's now feelin like my home 
and I'm never never gonna go 

Pay attention to the cracked streets and the broken homes 
Some call it slums, some call it nice 
I wanna take you through a wasteland I like to call my home  [bad word] to paradise 
Paradise....