(T. Nunn& P. Rafelson)
She never sleeps, never laughs, never feels the sun
And when you ask her how she is
Tired and broken
She works alone, eats alone, drinks alone at night
She has a family far away
And she doesn't know them
And every day goes by like a silent dream
Behind the same four walls closing off her screams
Captured, inside a trance
And once upon a time she had hopes of her own
But as the tears go by she sinks like a stone
Is there someone somewhere who cares
One day she woke up to a life
Without anyone to hold at night
She looked up to the sky
The world is waiting
Take what you want
Release yourself from the past
The world is waiting
Step through the door
Finding a way at last oh-oh
He never cries, never talks of the youth he's lost
And when you ask him what he needs
It's just dignity
Cause every day he's pulled like a man on a string
9 to 9 he's working down on his knees
To feed the children he never sees
One day he turned out the light
Without anyone to hold at night
Then he opened up his eyes
The world is waiting
Take what you want
Release yourself from the past
The world is waiting
Step through the door
Finding a way at last oh-oh
Don't look back
There's just one track
The weight on your shoulders
Is only in your mind
The future's here
Leave the rest behind...