Although the bassline of this song is best known for inspiring one of the most well-remembered pop-rap songs of all time, it’s a masterpiece in its own right.
Listening to the lyrics should inspire us to take a moment and think about our fellow man, and, possibly, do something to help. The other choice is to be someone who has:

“Turned away from it all like a blind man…
Sat on a fence but it don’t work”