children
go and run and jump and play
you’ll be
men and women some day
then you’ll have to leave
your world of make believe
now children
young children
carefree children
children
children children
need someone to understand
children
need someone to hold their hands
yeah
to cheer you when you’re sad
to spank you when you’re bad now
children
haughty children
naughty children
children
pride goes before destruction
a holy spirit goes before a fall
don’t you know that we’re all children
and it’s all for one and one for all mm
children children
call each other names
children
playin’ grownup games
and the thing that’s really sad
we lose the faith we had
when we were children mmhmm
loud children
proud children
children
children children
who think that they are grown
children
with children of their own
from the cradle to the grave
why must we all behave like
children nana nana na na nana nana na na
lost children
lonely children
children
lost
lonely
children
young
carefree
children
haughty
naughty
children
lost
lonely
children
Artist: Joe South
Year: 1970
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 110