Why do I lie awake at night And think back just as far as I can To the sound of my father's laugh outdoors To the thought of Sputnik in free-flight?
Before I could fashion my poverty Before I distrusted the night I must've known something I must've known something Those were the times I live for tonight
[2x:] Why, why, why, I say "Why, Mama, why? Why can't I sleep in peace tonight Underneath the satellite sky?"
It can't be easy for my children I'm hollow before my time It looks like a desert here to me Where is the promise of youth for my child?
Where are the faraway kingdoms of dreams? We've been to the moon and there's trouble at home They vanished in the mist like Saint Nicholas They lie scattered to the ghettos and the war zones
[2x:] Why, why, why, I say "Why, Mama, why? Why can't I sleep in peace tonight Underneath the satellite sky"
I want to stand out in the middle of the street And listen to the stars I want to hear their sweet voices I want to feel a big bang rattle my bones
I want to laugh for my children I want the spark to ignite Before they find out what it like To be born into these times
[2x:] Why, why, why, I say "Why, Mama, why? Why can't I sleep in peace tonight Underneath the satellite sky?"
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