Compassion is the Cure

[Verse] Streets are crying out Loud and full of pain People feel the drought Poverty is the strain [Verse 2] Empty pockets roam Searching for a way Desperation's home Crime begins to play [Chorus] Treat the cause not the symptom A criminal may be a victim Compassion is a better cure Than punishments ever were [Verse] Social ties are frayed Families torn apart Hope begins to fade In the people's heart [Verse 2] Building towers tall Leaving folks behind Lead us to a fall Greed can make us blind [Chorus] [bridge] Compassion is the cure [chorus] [outro]