Sister leaves home
  She’s heading for the city
  She’s got the whole world in her eye
  The hole she’s left is filled with pain and pity
  Her mother cries as she waves goodbye
  It’s full of fortune, fame, and recognition
  Keeps the truth hidden from her eyes
  Her young heartbeat is fueling her ambition
  Now she can’t see where the danger lies
  She gets lonely and she needs a friend
  Ain’t got the money to pay the rent
  So she stands on the corner in a dangerous place
  Looking for some salvation in another strangers place
  No you can’t buy joy – when it causes so much pain
  And you can’t buy joy – gotta find it for yourself
  Young brother moves in serious circles
  A brand new big car he drives
  He makes more money than his daddy knew how to dream of
  But he clings to the rock just to survive
  Because he was lonely
  And he needed a friend
  To ease the pressure of the rules he had to bend
  Now there ain’t no job for taking
  And the money’s all but gone
  Still he tries to buy another moment
  To forget what’s going on
  No you can’t buy joy – when it causes so much pain
  And you can’t buy joy – gotta find it for yourself
  Wise man will tell you
  That you don’t get nothing free
  But that ain’t no revelation to me
  ‘Cause there ain’t no new equation
  To change what’s always been
  Gotta pay the price if you try to hide
  From seein’ who you need to be
  No you can’t buy joy – when it causes so much pain
  And you can’t buy joy – gotta find it for yourself