I'm tired of crying For the underprivileged For the blacks, the women, For even black women I'm tired of crying For the starving children For the Irish, I'm tired of crying For the unemployed, the one eyed Jews, I'm tired of crying For refugees, for amputees, I'm tired of crying For the pain of the third world, The poor unfortunates of Hiroshima, Bikini, I'm tired of crying America ... America, I'm tired of crying for America. I'm tired of crying For collecting boxes, for noble causes, For victims, more victims Victims of violence, and protection, Victims of privilege, More violence, more victims For teachers' lies, for poisoned milk, I'm tired of crying, it changes nothing For the abuse of sex, the endless rape, The decay, the decaying, I'm tired of crying For the broken, broken, broken hopes, Broken hearts and promises For the broken backs and the broken dreams, I'm tired of crying It's a savage world A savage world I'm tired And I just want to cry For me.