We might be the richest poor The world has ever seen [Verse 1] Standing in a grocery line Talking ’bout the price of life Saying someone somewhere else Must have taken what was mine Every headline feeds the flame Everybody’s wants to blame Funny how we curse the sky But rarely thank it when it shines [Chorus] How much have you given? Did you play your part? Or stand on the sidelines With a critic’s heart We lift our prayers in desperation When life falls apart But when the sun is shining... We forget how blessed we are [Verse 2] A homeless man in Nike shoes Says he’s just trying to make it through "Got my check and safe supply Just enough to get me by" Still he sleeps beneath the lights Of the richest streets at night Funny what we call poor When the world we love is hurting so much more [Chorus] How much have you given? Did you play your part? Or stand on the sidelines With a critic’s heart We lift our prayers in desperation When life falls apart But when the sun is shining We forget how blessed we are [Bridge] A Russian man laughed and said “You call this poor?” he shook his head Where I'm from a winters night Means praying you'll survive to see the morning light" Then he said something quietly “That’s not your greatest loss... The saddest thing I’ve seen by far... You forgot how blessed you are.” [Final Chorus] How much have you given? Did you play your part? Or stand on the sidelines With a critic’s heart We cry out to heaven When life falls apart But when the blessings overflow We forget how blessed we are [Outro] We might be the richest poor The world has ever seen Somewhere in the comfort We forgot how blessed we are
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