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JUST WATCH THE CHILDREN


WERE ALL JUST LONELY TRAVELERS,

AND THE ROAD KEEPS US GOING ON.

WE PASS AWAY THE HOURS, DO WE

REALLY KNOW WHATS GOING ON.


SOMEHOW WE'VE ALL GROWN UP  

AND CAST THE CHILD AWAY, AND

IN OUR QUEST FOR FREEDOM WE'VE

THROWN IT ALL AWAY.


TURN TO A NEW WAY, GIVE IN TO

WHAT YOU FEEL, LET YOUR HEART

REMEMBER THE THINGS THAT ARE

REALLY REAL.


YOUR MIND IS AN AVENUE, YOUR

HEART HOLDS THE KEY, AND YOUR

SOUL BARES THE TRUTH OF THE

WAY THINGS OUGHT TO BE.


SO JUST WATCH THE CHILDREN LET

THEM SHOW YOU THE WAY, THEY'VE

GOT SO MUCH LOVE CAN'T YOU HEAR

THEM SAY.


RECALL THE FEELINGS OF THE CHILD

YOU USE TO KNOW AND GO BACK A

LIFE TIME WHERE ONLY A CHILD CAN

GO.


TO A PLACE WHERE LIFE WAS LIVING

NO MORE THAN JUST ONE DAY, AND ALL

THE KIDS YOU"VE GROWN UP WITH

JUST HELPED YOU ALONG THE WAY.


GIVE YOUR LIFE A NEW DIRECTION,

MAKE YOUR HEART AN OPEN BOOK, AND

SOUL WILL FEEL THE HEALING FROM

ALL THE PAIN YOU'VE EVER KNOWN.


SO DON'T BE JUST ANOTHER TRAVELER

WHO'S LOST ALONG THE WAY. STAND UP

FOR WHAT YOUR FEELING AND SING

ALONG THIS WAY.


TAKE YOUR SHIELDS AND ARMOR AND

PUT ALL THE SWORDS AWAY. DON'T

TEACH OUR CHILDREN WARS THE GAME

TO PLAY.


THE CHILD HE WILL MASTER, ALL THE

GAMES WE PLAY. HE'LL TAKE YOUR SIDE

ON YOUR FEELING AND NEVER LOOKS AWAY.


HE"S LOOKING UP RIGHT AT YOU, HE'S

COUNTING ON YOU, IN YOU HE SEES THE

MAN HE'LL SOME DAY GROW INTO.


1985​​