[INTRO – Spoken softly over gentle reggae guitar] Sometimes
the
help
somebody
needs
is
not
money.
Sometimes
they
simply
need
somebody
to
pick
up
the
phone...
Somebody
to
listen.
Don't
wait
until
the
coffin
closes
to
show
how
much
you
cared. ---
[VERSE 1] There
are
people
smiling
in
the
daylight,
Fighting
battles
through
the
night,
Carrying
mountains
on
their
shoulders,
Still
telling
everyone, "
I'm
alright."
There
are
tears
behind
the
laughter,
There
are
wounds
we
never
see,
Sometimes
all
a
heart
is
asking
Is, "
Please
sit
down
and
listen
to
me."
You
may
not
have
the
money
To
make
their
troubles
disappear,
But
you
can
give
a
little
kindness,
You
can
show
somebody
you
care. ---
[CHORUS] Care
before
the
coffin
closes,
Love
them
while
they're
still
around,
Give
them
flowers
while
they're
living,
Before
they're
sleeping
in
the
ground.
Pick
the
call
before
it's
too
late,
Hear
the
pain
behind
the
sighs,
Don't
wait
to
gather
at
the
funeral
To
say
how
much
they
meant
in
life.
Care
before
the
coffin
closes,
Care
while
they
can
feel
your
love. ---
[VERSE 2] A
brother
called
another
brother,
Once,
then
twice,
then
once
again,
But
the
calls
remained
unanswered: "
Maybe
he's
asking
me
for
help
again."
There
was
a
voice
note
waiting,
But
nobody
pressed
to
play,
Until
his
daughter
sent
a
message: "
My
father
passed
away."
Then
he
played
the
forgotten
message...
It
was
a
troubled
heart
reaching
out.
And
one
question
stayed
forever: "
What
if
I
had
picked
that
call?" ---
[CHORUS] Care
before
the
coffin
closes,
Love
them
while
they're
still
around,
Give
them
flowers
while
they're
living,
Before
they're
sleeping
in
the
ground.
Pick
the
call
before
it's
too
late,
Hear
the
pain
behind
the
sighs,
Don't
wait
to
gather
at
the
funeral
To
say
how
much
they
meant
in
life. ---
[VERSE 3 – Stronger delivery] We
raise
money
for
the
funeral,
Buy
the
wreaths
and
cook
the
food,
Make
donations,
the
banners,
Tell
the
world
how
they
were
good.
But
where
was
all
that
generosity
When
sickness
knocked
upon
their
door?
Where
were
family,
friends
and
comrades
When
they
couldn't
fight
anymore?
Let
our
welfare
care
for
living
people,
Not
only
honour
those
who've
gone.
Mosque
and
church,
Family
and
party—
Let
us
help
each
other
carry
on. ---
[BRIDGE – Music drops] If
the
dead
could
take
the
microphone,
Perhaps
we'd
hear
them
say: "
Where
were
these
flowers
when
I
could
smell
them?
Where
were
these
kind
words
when
I
could
hear
them?
Where
was
this
love
when
I
could
feel
it?"
Don't
save
your
love
for
the
funeral. ---
[FINAL CHORUS – Choir joins] Care
before
the
coffin
closes!
Love
them
while
they're
still
around!
Give
them
flowers
while
they're
living!
Let
them
hear
the
loving
sound!
Pick
the
call
before
it's
too
late!
Sit
beside
them
when
they
cry!
Sometimes
giving
someone
hope
Starts
by
simply
asking: "
My
brother,
are
you
alright?" "
My
sister,
talk
to
me
tonight."
Care
while
they
can
see
you,
Care
while
they
can
hear
you,
Care
while
they
are
here. ---
[OUTRO – Spoken as instruments fade] We
cannot
solve
every
problem.
But
we
can
listen.
We
can
visit.
We
can
call.
We
can
care.
Because
sometimes...
Saving
a
life
doesn't
require
money.
Sometimes...
It
simply
requires
that
we
pick
up
the
call.
Care
before
the
coffin
closes...