Standing on the Corner of the Third World Songtext
von Tears for Fears

Man I never slept so hard
I never dreamt so well
Dreaming, I was safe in life
Like mussels in a shell
Rolling and controlling all the basements
And the backroads of our lives

Fill their dreams with big fast cars
Fill their heads with sand
Holy white we′ll paint the town
The color of our flag
Hey there little lady
Has your baby got a look of some old man?
Standing on the corner of the third world


Hungry men will close their minds
Ideas are not their food
Notions fall on stony ground
Where passions are subdued
Color all the madness

For the madness is the thorn that's in our side
Standing on the corner of a third world
(of the third world, of the third world)
Of the third world, of the third world
Of the third world, of the third world

When we gonna learn?
Who we gonna turn to?
The promises they make
The call for attention
Compassion is the fashion
Free to earn, our pockets burn
We buy for love
Die for love

Hold me, I′m crying
Hold me, I'm dying