Dear mother
can you hear me whinin'
It's been three whole weeks
since that I have left your home
This sudden fear
has left me tremblin'
'cause now it seems
that I am out here on my own
and I'm feelin' so alone
Pay attention to the cracked streets
and the broken homes
Some call it slums
Some call it nice
I wanna take you through a wasteland
I like to call my home
Welcome to paradise
A gunshot rings out at the station
Another urchin snaps
and left dead on his own
It makes me wonder
why I'm still here
For some strange reason
it's now feelin' like my home
and I'm never gonna go
Pay attention to the cracked streets
and the broken homes
Some call it slums
Some call it nice
I wanna take you through a wasteland
I like to call my home
Welcome to paradise
Dear mother
can you hear me laughin'
It's been six whole months
since that I have left your home
It makes me wonder
why I'm still here
For some strange reason
it's now feelin' like my home
and I'm never gonna go
Pay attention to the cracked streets
and the broken homes
Some call it slums
Some call it nice
I wanna take you through a wasteland
I like to call my home
Welcome to paradise
Oh paradise