Romanovsky & Phillips No False Hope
(Thanks to Michael Callen and his wonderful book, _Surviving AIDS_, for inspiring this song. Also, a tip of the hat to our friend Alix Dobkin for some general words of wisdom: "There's no payoff in being a pessimist.") Why are the papers full of gloom? Predicting a future of darkness and doom There's no denying many have died Lives have been lost, tears have been cried And there's so much pain, and so little relief That it's hard to feel hope in our moment of grief But if that's what it takes to help someone live Then we have a lot we can give Because there's no such thing as false hope There's no dream that isn't real No such thing as false hope No one can say what the future will reveal If we believe in our hearts that it's true Surely, our hope will pull us through Don't listen in to the TV scare It only weakens you with despair They paint a portrait full of doubt By leaving the long-term survivors out And as a result, how many are gone Because their hope was denied for too long? But if that's what it takes to help someone live Then we have a lot we can give Hope is on the horizon Help is on the way Love will pull us through another day Hope is the key that unlocks the mind Lightens the burden or leaves it behind And if that's what it takes to help someone live Then we have a lot we can give
