The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
It is not a human right
To stand afar while broken nations dream
Open up our eyes, so blind
That we might find the mercy for the need
Hey now
Fill our hearts with your compassion
Hey now
As we hold to our confession
It is not too far a cry
Too much to try to help the least of these
Politicians should not decide if we should rise
And be your hands and feet
Singing
Hey now
Fill our hearts with your compassion
Hey now
As we hold to our confession
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
Yeah yeah
Higher than our circumstance
You promise and your love for all to see
Higher than our protest lines and dollar signs
Your love is all we need
Hey now
Fill our hearts with your compassion
Hey now
As we hold to our confession
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
Whoa yeah
Only you can mend the broken heart
And cause the blind to see
You erase complete the sinner's past
And set the captives free
Only you can take the widow's cry
And cause the heart to see
Be the Father to the fatherless
Our Savior and our King
We will be your hands
We will be your feet
We run this race for the least of these
In the darkest place we will be your light
We will be your light
We will be your hands
We will be your feet
We run this race for the least of these
In the darkest place we will be your light
We will be your light
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
We will
We will
God be the solution
We will
We will
God be the solution
We will be your hands
We will be your feet
We run this race for the least of these
In the darkest place we will be your light
We will be your light
To stand afar while broken nations dream
Open up our eyes, so blind
That we might find the mercy for the need
Hey now
Fill our hearts with your compassion
Hey now
As we hold to our confession
It is not too far a cry
Too much to try to help the least of these
Politicians should not decide if we should rise
And be your hands and feet
Singing
Hey now
Fill our hearts with your compassion
Hey now
As we hold to our confession
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
Yeah yeah
Higher than our circumstance
You promise and your love for all to see
Higher than our protest lines and dollar signs
Your love is all we need
Hey now
Fill our hearts with your compassion
Hey now
As we hold to our confession
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
Whoa yeah
Only you can mend the broken heart
And cause the blind to see
You erase complete the sinner's past
And set the captives free
Only you can take the widow's cry
And cause the heart to see
Be the Father to the fatherless
Our Savior and our King
We will be your hands
We will be your feet
We run this race for the least of these
In the darkest place we will be your light
We will be your light
We will be your hands
We will be your feet
We run this race for the least of these
In the darkest place we will be your light
We will be your light
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
Whoa-oo-oh
God, be their solution
Whoa-oo-oh
We will be your hands and be your feet
We will
We will
God be the solution
We will
We will
God be the solution
We will be your hands
We will be your feet
We run this race for the least of these
In the darkest place we will be your light
We will be your light
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