The Mission - Janis Ian

«Jesus saves"up in neon lights

Lines are forming to the right

For a blanket, a bed

Shelter against the night

Young men sleeping away their dreams

Old newspapers 'round their feet

They were someone’s child once

Just like me

There’s no place like home

Inside these walls

Safe from the cold

Another night falls

What’s mine is mine

So I’ve been told

There’s no place like home

Some claim victory, some downfall

Some can make no claim at all

Bad breaks, high stakes

Alcohol

The streets are crowded with vacant eyes

Stripped of privacy and pride

How long can only the strong survive

There’s no place like home

Inside these walls

Safe from the cold

Another night falls

What’s mine is mine

So I’ve been told

There’s no place like home

Give me your poor

Your tired, your hungry

All weary people

Who yearn to be free

I give them hope

And mercy to all those in need

…Have mercy on me