Someone's child, but no one's friend,
A city street alone again,
Funny how tears don't wash away, even in December rain,
Someone's child you'd never meet,
Merchandise on a darkened street,
Painted face with a child's eyes,
Paradox of sad disguise.

When did I see you cry, oh Lord'
When were you all alone'
When did I see you so far away from home'

Someone's child, now half alive, lives in a bottle just to survive,
Had a home and had a wife - that's a story from a different life,
We've all seen him a time or two; he's not all that different from me and you,
He's more than a face or a name; he's a reason why you came.

When did I see you cry, oh Lord'
When were you all alone'
When did I see you so far away'

You say I closed my eyes,
You say I closed my heart,
I never stopped looking; you say I didn't start.

Didn't start,
Didn't start,
Didn't start.

When did I see you cry, oh Lord'
When were you all alone'
When did I see you so far away...so far away...so far away from home'
When did I see you cry, oh Lord'
When were you all alone'
When did I see you so far away from home'