Heaven help the child who never had a home Heaven help the girl who walks the streetsalone Heaven help the roses if the bombs begin tofall Heaven help the sunHeaven help the black man if he struggles one more dayHeaven help the white man if he turns back awayHeaven help the man who kicks the man who's a clownHeaven help the sun Heaven help us allHeaven help us all Help us allHeaven help us Lord Here I amWhen we cryHeaven help the boy who won't reach twenty-one Heaven help the man who gave that boy a gunHeaven help the people with their backs against the wallLord, heaven help us all Heaven help usOh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah Oh, oh, all rightHeaven help us all Heaven help us allHeaven help us all Heaven help us allLord, here I am When we cryHeaven help us all Now, lay me down before I go to sleepIn a troubled world I pray the Lord to keep Keep hatred from the mighty and the mightyFrom the small Heaven help us allOh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah Oh, oh, help us allOh, oh, I need the Lord to help us all I need the LordI need the LordI need the LordI need the LordI need the Lord