No False Hope Lyrics - Romanovsky And Phillips

(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