I arise And open eyes And focus ears And all I hear Is children playing in the streets Watch them playing in the streets And they at peace and they are free If they can see it then why can't we I see them playing in the streets Watch them playing in the streets So be the one to set the plan And use your knowledge as your weapon And see some reading in the streets No more bleeding in the streets So when we start is when it end So let's begin 'cause I intend To see my children playing in the streets Watch them playing in the streets Watch them playing in the streets