There's a man outside my door tonight He cries for help, he sings a pleading song Well times are tough for everyone Gotta hold on to what I gotJust kind of cruise along Well I do want to be helpful But it's cold and I'm told you can't be too careful Out of the mouth of a mother Into the hands of a brother Into the heart of a lover Out of the hands of another You can never tell who your neighbor is Or what he's doin' at night or who his friends are Well you don't know where he's from Or where he's been or who he knows You know you can't be too careful these days Well I do want to be helpful Whoa but it's cold and I'm told he might just be the devil Out of the mouth of a mother Into the hands of a brother Into the heart of a lover And out of the hands of another Well I don't take chances, I don't take time to see And I don't take nothing from nobody, no way not me Out of the mouth of a mother Into the hands of a brother Into the heart of a lover Out of the hands of another Out of the mouth of a mother Into the hands of a brother Into the heart of a lover And out of the hands of child Into the eyes of a child Into the ears of a child Into the heart of a child Into the heart of a child Into the heart of a child