PEOPLE AT THE TOP

She's lookin' for a way out of this hole She's out on her own, with hungry mouths to feed The precious little she scratches on the dole Is barely enough to cover all their needs It hurts to see her once strong frame Broken down, by the constant blows of rejection And now in place of the sweetest smile She wears a frown, of worry and dejection Oh it's a cold, cold world [that turns it's back on you] When you're cryin out for a little love A little love and understandin' People at the top looking down They don't wanna know whose at the back of the line People at the top looking down Can't relate to our troubled minds People at the top looking down People at the top She's all caught up in these inner city blues Out of control, she's losin' her mind Her story's told but it's second hand news To a world without care, they've heard it all before Tryin' to do the best she can But she's losin' faith in all that she believes in The light is fading and hope is dissipatin' They say that they listen, Lord knows that they don't hear Oh, it's a cold, cold world [that turns it's back on you] When you're cryin out for a little love A little love and understandin' People at the top looking down They don't wanna know whose at the back of the line People at the top looking down Can't relate to our troubled minds People at the top looking down They don't wanna know whose at the back of the line People at the top looking down Can't relate to our troubled minds People at the top looking down They don't wanna know whose at the back of the line People at the top looking down Can't relate to our troubled minds