hum hai footpathi hum hai footpathi
footpath hamara sathi yahi se hamne dekhi
sari duniya roti gaati hum hai footpathi
footpath hamara sathi yahi se hamne dekhi
sari duniya roti gaati

dekha hai kisi ko hamne yahi se upar jate
dekha hai yahi se hamne kisi ko niche aate
dekha hai kisi ko hamne yahi se upar jate
dekha hai yahi se hamne kisi ko niche aate
yahi se gujri kayi barate gujre kayi barati
yahi se gujri kayi barate gujre kayi barati
footpathi hum hai footpathi footpath hamara sathi
yahi se hamne dekhi sari duniya roti gaati

mehnat se yaha to din bhar karte hai hum kaam
rato ko yahi pe thak ke karte hai aaram
mehnat se yaha to din bhar karte hai hum kaam
rato ko yahi pe thak ke karte hai aaram
kisi tarah se mil jati hai hamko char chapati
kisi tarah se mil jati hai hamko char chapati
footpathi hum hai footpathi footpath hamara sathi
yahi se hamne dekhi sari duniya roti gaati

We are the pavement dwellers, the pavement our kin,
From here we have witnessed the world's weeping din.
We are the pavement dwellers, the pavement our kin,
From here we have witnessed the world's weeping din.

From here, we've seen ascensions, spirits taking flight,
From here, we've watched descents into endless night.
From here, we've seen ascensions, spirits taking flight,
From here, we've watched descents into endless night.
From here, processions passed, the wedding's joyful call,
From here, processions passed, the wedding's joyful call.
We are the pavement dwellers, the pavement our kin,
From here we have witnessed the world's weeping din.

We toil all day with labor's sweat and strain,
And find our rest here, easing every pain.
We toil all day with labor's sweat and strain,
And find our rest here, easing every pain.
Somehow, we find four chapattis, a simple grace,
Somehow, we find four chapattis, a simple grace.
We are the pavement dwellers, the pavement our kin,
From here we have witnessed the world's weeping din.