Show me a prison; show me a jailShow me a prisoner whose face has grown paleAnd I'll show you a young manWith so many reasons whyThere but for fortune, go you or IShow me the alley; show me the trainShow me a hobo who sleeps out in the rainAnd I'll show you a young manWith so many reasons whyThere but for fortune, go you or IShow me the whiskey stains on the floorShow me a drunkard as he stumbles out the doorAnd I'll show you a young manWith so many reasons whyThere but for fortune, go you or IShow me a country where the bombs had to fallShow me the ruins of buildings once so tallAnd I'll show you a young landWith so many reasons whyThere but for fortune, go you and IYou and I
Show me a prison; show me a jailShow me a prisoner whose face has grown paleAnd I'll show you a young manWith so many reasons whyThere but for fortune, go you or IShow me the alley; show me the trainShow me a hobo who sleeps out in the rainAnd I'll show you a young manWith so many reasons whyThere but for fortune, go you or IShow me the whiskey stains on the floorShow me a drunkard as he stumbles out the doorAnd I'll show you a young manWith so many reasons whyThere but for fortune, go you or IShow me a country where the bombs had to fallShow me the ruins of buildings once so tallAnd I'll show you a young landWith so many reasons whyThere but for fortune, go you and IYou and I