He could barely remember When the fighting began It was early
September When he lost his old man Soon (the time) came to leave
there And (to start) a new life How it seems so unfair When they
(gave him a gun and a knife) So he fights with a gun in his hand
For what reason he can't understand Fights with a gun in his
hand For (the) freedom (of the land) Chorus: Can you hear the
crying out All the people in El Salvador Can you hear a distant
shout From the people in El Salvador (cross your heart and hope
to die) For the people in El Salvador Still they kill not
knowing why All the people in El Salvador As he stares at the
ceiling He thinks back quite a ways It was (him that was)
feeling tellin' you those were the days As he stares at a
white dove Tears fall down on his face An then once filled with
love that only God his self can replace Ch: Can you hear them
cry? Can you see them die? Can you tell me why? Oh no See them
die, hear them cry, tell me why Ch: