Out of, the ruins and rubble
Out of the smoke
Out of our night or struggle
Can we see the ray of hope
One pale thin ray reaching for the day
We can build,
A beautiful city
Yes we can, yes we can
We can build,
A beautiful city
Not a city of angels,
But we can build a city of men
We may not reach the ending,
But we can start
Slowly but truly mending,
Brick by brick, heart by heart
Now, maybe now,
We start learning how
We can build
A beautiful city
Yes we can, yes we can
We can build
A beautiful city
Not a city of angels,
But we can build a city of men
When your trust is all but shattered
When your faith is all but killed
You can give up, bitter and battered
Or you can slowly start to build
The beautiful city
Yes we can, yes we can
We can build
A beautiful city
Not a city of angels,
But finally a city of men
A city of men