Show me the prison, show me the jail

Show me the prisoner, whose life has gone stale

And I'll show you a young man

With so many reasons why

And there but for fortune, go you or I

Show me the alley, show me the train

Show me the hobo, who sleeps out in the rain

And I'll show you a young man

With so many reasons why

And there but for fortune ,go you or I

Show me the whiskey, stains on the floor

Show me the drunkard, as he stumbles out the door

And I'll show you a young man

with so many reasons why

And there but for fortune go you or I

Show me the country, where the bombs had to fall

Show me the ruins of the buildings, once so tall

And I'll show you a young land

with so many reasons why

And there but for fortune go you and I, you and I