They tore a building down today, where the children use to play,
They have nowhere else to go,
Let the children in your homes; take them in, and keep them warm,
They have nowhere else to go.

See them on their knees as they pray for you,
See them in their knees as they pray.

They are the meaning...the meaning of life,
They are the meaning of life.

There's a young man on the shore, listening to the ocean roar,
He won't smile for us at all,
Though his saviour came, called his name, reached and broke his fall,
He won't smile for us at all.

Broken hearts like these are the one God cries for,
Broken hearts like these - hear them cry.

They are the meaning...the meaning of life,
They are the meaning of life,
The meaning of life.

Words of comfort: few and far, between the cracks in our walls,
Words of mercy break the locks on people, just like me, who the saviour came for,
Broken hearts like me: the one God cries for,
Helpless one like me, again and again.

They are the meaning...the meaning of life,
They are the meaning of life,
They are the meaning...the meaning of life,
They are the meaning of life,
The meaning of life.

They are the meaning...the meaning of life,
They are the meaning of life,
They are the meaning...the meaning of life,
They are the meaning of life,
The meaning of life.

They are the meaning...the meaning of life,
They are the meaning of life,
They are the meaning...the meaning of life,
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