in a paradise now rotten to the corethere's ajungle lost in deafening acts of warwhere the people throng the road to fly awaylife's torn to pieces day by day.
crowded river boats defy a blistering sunto a nowhere land, my God, what have they donewhile the waves are rolling high, the end is nearand she is crying, a cry of fear.
cambodian girl, dry your eyes and turn it overone day you're homeward bound back to the sun.
cambodian girl, lay your head upon my shoulderonce you will be back where you belong.
but the darkest hour is just before the dawnthey await so afraid, but carry onthere's a light, a ray of hope, and no more griefa new tomorrow, a land of make believe.
cambodian girl, dry your eyes and turn it overone day you're homeward bound back to the suncambodian girl, lay your head uopn my shoulderonce you will be back where you belong...
