Sting wrote this in 1979 after seeing television reports of starving children. By this time, he had traveled extensively with The Police and experienced many cultures. The images he saw of people living in extreme poverty led him to write the song.
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-police/driven-to-tears
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Song a Day 2020 