in my kitchen there s a lady on tv beneath the burning sun so far away and her baby s eyes are staring straight at me with all the innocence that seem to say check what you gon do to help me check like the water jar my belly s empty check what can you do to make it better check gotta do something so i can tell him gotta message for my sista girls gotta message for my baby girls gotta send it send it round the world cause i got a message for ya gotta message for my brother man that we gotta give it give it all we can justa spread the love of god around the land cause gotta message for ya there s little brother livin down the street struggling to do the best he can his mama gives him clothes and food to eat but can t show him how to be a man check whatcha gonna do to reach em check lookin for someone to teach him check an everyday kind of hero check another way that we can let him know gotta message for my sista girls gotta message for my baby girls gotta send it send it round the world cause i got a message for ya gotta message for my brother man that we gotta give it give it all we can justa spread the love of god around the land cause gotta message for ya  dios es amor god is love