[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [00:01.05](George Michael) [00:30.56]These are the days of the open hand [00:34.64]They will not be the last [00:38.49]Look around now [00:41.03]These are the days of the beggars and the choosers [00:46.31]This is the year of the hungry man [00:49.48]Whose place is in the past [00:53.65]Hand in hand with ignorance [00:57.50]And legitimate excuses [01:01.19]The rich declare themselves poor [01:03.97]And most of us are not sure [01:08.29]If we have too much [01:10.39]But we'll take our chances [01:12.26]Because god's stopped keeping score [01:15.69]I guess somewhere along the way [01:18.61]He must have let us alt out to play [01:23.18]Turned his back and all god's children [01:27.53]Crept out the back door [01:31.17]And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate [01:37.69]Hanging on to hope [01:41.51]When there is no hope to speak of [01:45.66]And the wounded skies above say it's much too late [01:52.91]Well maybe we should all be praying for time [02:29.20]These are the days of the empty hand [02:34.19]Oh you hold on to what you can [02:37.51]And charity is a coat you wear twice a year [02:44.23]This is the year of the guilty man [02:48.82]Your television takes a stand [02:52.33]And you find that what was over there is over here [02:59.63]So you scream from behind your door [03:03.40]Say "what's mine is mine and not yours" [03:07.25]I may have too much but i'll take my chances [03:10.88]Because god's stopped keeping score [03:14.33]And you cling to the things they sold you [03:18.17]Did you cover your eyes when they told you [03:21.86]That he can't come back [03:24.23]Beacuse he has no children to come back for [03:30.17]It's hard to love there's so much to hate [03:33.56]Hanging on to hope when there is no hope to speak of [03:44.61]And the wounded skies above say it's much too late [03:53.47]So maybe we should all be praying for time