This World

Stars in the evening,
clear moon is rising,
nighttime is falling,
peace everywhere.
While we are sleeping
safe and securely,
there in the distance
fire fills the sky.
This world is your world,
this world is my world.
No man should ever
stand all alone.
There in the darkness
someone is crying
so far away.
No one can see him,
no one goes to him.
Who knows the reason,
no one can say.
See how the rain falls
gently around us,
ever returning
down to the sea.
See how the stream runs
into the ocean,
See how the world turns
ever around.