ANOTHER EMPTY ROOM
This was a house that knew happiness,
Full of the mornin' sun,
But now my tears rain down in the emptiness
Of another silent room.
Another day, another empty room -
How long, O Lord, how long?
Another sudden death, another silent tomb -
How long must we be strong?
The Lord gives an' he takes away,
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
He gave the mornin' sun but now my sky is grey -
Can you hear me cryin', Lord?
Another day, another empty room...
An' there's a land that knew tragedy,
Ruled by the power of the gun,
An' every day, it seemed, another family
Mourned the death of another son.
Another day, another empty room...
Apartheid took, then it took some more,
It took what they could least afford.
It stole a mother's son an' it left her poor -
Can you hear them cryin', Lord?
Another day, another empty room...
This was a house that knew happiness,
Full of the mornin' sun,
But now my tears rain down in the emptiness
Of another silent room.
Words & Music: Andy Wood
Copyright © Red Jack Music 1991
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