i was walkin the other day with my head down when i met a man who had his hand out so i gave him gave him a dollar but as i walked away i heard him call out tell me brother can you see the sun from where you re standin now i ve been up and i ve been down but i ve never been to this part of town so i started thinkin bout this world we live in and about how far i ve got my hand in sometimes it seems that all we have we have taken but maybe next time won t be the forsaken tell me brother can you see the sun from where you re standin now i ve been up and i ve been down but i ve never been to this part of town so i went to see my girl told her about my day she said life can be that way but don t give up don t give up no cause where there is love there is hope tell me brother can you see the sun from where you re standin now i ve been up and i ve been down but i ve never been here before tell me brother can you see the sun from where you re standin now i ve been up and i ve been down but i ve never been to this part of town