The Children

The Children

I've seen it on tv,
Where I am safe,
And no-one can see me
Broken bodies on the street,
People that don't have enough to eat
I must be blind,
Because I just don't see,
Why this came to be
Mothers, where are your children?
You haven't seen them since last week
And you would call out to them,
If you could only speak

What about tomorrow?
We've lost all of today
Somebody please tell me,
That we can find a way
Maybe it won't stop all the anger,
But it might take away some pain
Somebody tell the mothers,
That their children are safe

We are all to blame,
For the terror in which we stay,
But nobody told the children,
So what part do they play?

This world is insane

When you can't go outside,
Can't watch the sunrise,
Because you're afraid to die

It's all lies

But nobody told the children,
It's something we can't disguise

So what about tomorrow?
Will it be better than today?
I know we can find the answers,
I know there is a way
Somebody tell the mothers,
That their children are safe

A bomb falls somewhere,
But most people don't care,
They just aren't aware,
They missed the little child's vacant stare
Nobody told the children,
And their hearts are as pure as snow,
They've never had the hatred,
So they didn't have to let go

A mothers heart,
Is torn apart,
It is with the children,
That we must start

Nobody told the children,
And they are happy and free,
They aren't consumed,
By the things that we see
In everyone they trust,
Even when you cause them pain
Maybe we all need to be children,
Once again

It would be nice to be a child once again

jlp September 2, 2008-Revised January 8, 2010