See the black tile on lino, a thousand in a row,
And if the beginning one topples, one by one they start to go,
Creeping demolition, a gradual collapse,
And the patient we built tall becomes a twisted scene of falling dominoes...and my sorrow grows.
A midnight knock on my door; wants to sleep on my living room floor,
He says, "Rebecca and me have gotten so bad I couldn't stay there anymore,"
I toss him a blanket and remember how they used to be, how they loved each other,
One after another, the bonds between them tumbled, just like dominoes...and my sorrow grows.
Mother and child, woman and husband,
I've seen the reaction, (like a day)
Looks like a mild breakdown: communication, (I've seen dominoes)
Oh, I know how they fall,
I know how they fall.
See the neighbourhood lineup: a hundred houses in a row,
So many wounded families feel the anguish overflow.
I met a boy this afternoon: "Kicked out," someone said, "for his own good,"
I don't know who was right, I don't care much who was wrong,
This boy don't belong on the streets...and my sorrow grows.
Mother and child, woman and husband,
I've seen the reaction, (like a day)
Looks like a mild breakdown in communication, (I've seen dominoes)
Oh, I know how they fall,
I know how they fall,
I know how they fall.
My sorrow grows,
The children,
Can't we stay together?
God in Heaven, give us love forever,
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness, people?
Can I get a witness?
Everybody, everybody,
Man hurts, a woman hurts,
A brother, and a sister, and a best friend hurt each other, oh,
Everybody think about the way it is when the domino falls, oh,
Give us love forever,
Give us love forever,
Give us love forever,
Give us love forever.
