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People In Pain

People in pain You've got to stop thinking that things will never change You've got to stop thinking that things will never change (there's) people in pain (there are) people in pain They say they can't take living alone It's torture in this place called home (ooh)There's people in pain (there are) people in pain And you know (oh) they suffer in a silence, only they can hear but, you turn a blind eye, cause you live in fear well, we need fellow feeling cause, there are people in pain there are people in pain The bottle is his only friend feels his future's at it's end (ooh there's) people in pain (there are) people in pain And you know (oh) tomorrows a word that they can't understand And you know (oh) this world gives no hope to the common man well, we need fellow feeling we're all people in pain we're all people in pain well, we need fellow feeling we're all people in pain we're all people in pain John Derek Hamilton September 15,2016

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Joanna Daniel

Date: 9/24/2016 8:22:00 AM

Well said, John:) we need this feeling of humanity, understanding for any kind of pain a person might have...not all have it.

John Hamilton
Date: 9/24/2016 12:50:00 PM

Thanks Jo

Nette Onclaud

Date: 9/15/2016 4:44:00 PM

right smack in the heart of pain, john... such a meaningful work that inspires!..huggs

John Hamilton
Date: 9/15/2016 5:03:00 PM

Thanks Nette means a lot coming from you, carries a lot of weight, as you are so respected as a fine poetess, one of the best on this site! Your visits are so appreciated!

Daniel Turner

Date: 9/15/2016 3:17:00 PM

I have a hard time understanding what hasn't changed? I hear it everyday. I look back and all I see is change. It usually happens very slowly and not always for the better. "Change is not an event, it is a process." Your poem got me fired up, John. Sorry about the rant:) Like I say, any poem that draws a reaction is a great poem!

John Hamilton
Date: 9/15/2016 3:44:00 PM

The point is not that things do or do not change, it is from the perspective of one who has lost hope, thinking that nothing can change for the better. No doubt things are changing all the time and like you say not for the better, hence people lose hope, the whole point of the song is there are a lot of people who are in pain have lost hope and we need to help. Thanks for the rant, I understand.