She calls out to the man on the street
Sir can you help me
It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep
Is there somewhere you can tell me
He walks on doesn't look back
He pretends he can't hear her
Starts to whistle
As he crosses the street
Seems embarrassed to be there
Oh think twice
'cause It's another day for you and me In paradise
Oh think twice
'cause It's another day for you and me In paradise
Just think about it
She calls out to the man on the street
He can see she's been crying
She's got blisters
On the soles of her feet
She can't walk but she's trying
Oh lord is there nothing more Anybody can do
Oh lord there must be something you can say
You can tell from the lines on her face
You can see that she's been there
Probably been they moved on from every place
'Cause she didn't fit in there
Oh think twice
'cause It's another day for you and me In paradise
Oh think twice
'cause It's another day for you and me In paradise
Just think about it
这是一首同情者的歌,20世纪80年代,Phil Collins凭借这首歌横扫排行榜和MTV电视台,也横扫了欧美老百姓多愁善感的心。天堂是哪里?天堂其实就是我们生活的这个世界。天堂里的另一天是哪一天?是不幸福不温暖的一天,或者说就是我们生活着的每一天。它属于做着黑白梦的人们,在街头冰凉的地面,卖火柴的小女孩和老大爷从来就没有离去过。因此这也是一首感伤的歌,它的力量在缓慢的钢琴敲打中聚集起来,大气磅礴,但并不夸张,那节奏飘零,仿佛命运的脚步惊起落叶,Phil Collins以他那个年龄应有的克制使悲伤压抑起来,紧紧压向本该优美的歌声。正如上个世纪的90年代流行爱情一样,80年代也流行着社会责任感,这首歌和《we are the world》,《new year's day》等名作一起,左手牵着歌迷的眼泪,右手牵着无家可归的难民,成为那10年中最为人称道的故事。