Brighter Day Lyrics - Pure And Simple - Joan Jett

I watch my generation die 

I watch the heads of nations lie 

I watch the homeless on the streets 

I stand here helpless just 

Looking at my feet 

I watch the children run away 

The bullets fly where they should play 

I watch a junkie fade away 

I ain't got an answer 

But I sure got things to say 

Hey, I gotta find a way 

'Cause the road is dark 

Gotta light my way 

Gotta fight the fear 

In my heart 

Oh, I pray 

I live to see 

A brighter day, hey hey 

I watch the old folks sit alone 

They talk to ghosts they used to know 

Where are the wise men of the tribe 

Where are the midwives and the newborn's cry, yeah 

Now if I could I'd turn back time 

Way back before there was corporate crime 

We'd fight the wind to plant our seed 

When the earth was stronger than human greed 

Hey, hey, I gotta find a way 

'Cause night is dark 

Gotta light my way 

Gotta fight the fear 

In my heart 

Oh I pray 

I live to see 

A brighter day, hey hey 

I'm not trying to tell ya 

What's right or wrong 

I'm not trying to be clever 

You gotta hope things get better 

Even when they never, hey hey hey 

Hey hey, I gotta find a way 

'Cause road is dark 

Gotta light my way 

Gotta fight the fear 

In my heart 

Oh, I pray 

I live to see 

A brighter day, hey hey