Show me a prison, show me a jail
Show me a prisoner whose face has grown pale
And I'll show you a young man
With many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I
Show me an alley, show me a train
Show me a hobo who sleeps out in the rain
And I'll show you a young man
With many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I
Show me the whiskey stains on the floor
Show me a drunkard as he stumbles out the door
And I'll show you a young man
With so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I
Show me the country where the bombs had to fall
Show me the ruins of buildings once so tall
And I'll show you a young land
With many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you and I
You and I