The world today is such a wicked thing The world today is such a wicked thing o mundo hoje é uma coisa tão perversa Fighting going on between the human race Fighting going on between the human race lutas acontecendo entre a raça humana People give good wishes to all their friends People give good wishes to all their friends as pessoas dão bons desejos a todos seus amigos While people just across the sea are counting the dead While people just across the sea are counting the dead enquanto as pessoas do outro lado do mar estão contando corpos A politician's job they say is very high A politician's job they say is very high um trabalho político, eles dizem que é importante For he has to choose who's got to go and die For he has to choose who's got to go and die por ele ter que escolher quem tem que ir e morrer They can put a man on the moon quite easy They can put a man on the moon quite easy eles podem por um homem na lua muito dácil while people here on earth are dying of old diseases while people here on earth are dying of old diseases enquanto a pessoas aqui na terra estão morrendo por velhas doenças A woman goes to work every day after day A woman goes to work every day after day uma mulher vai trabalhar acada dia após dias She just goes to work just to earn her pay She just goes to work just to earn her pay ela vai trabalhar só para ganhar o seu salário Child sitting crying by a life that's harder Child sitting crying by a life that's harder criança sentada chorando pela vida que é difícil he doesn't even know who is his father he doesn't even know who is his father ela não sabe mesmo quem é seu pai