Children Say

I keep to myself what I might share with others But they don't seem to understand I open my mouth to rediscover That I don't have the words at my command Holdin' out for a world so much better But I'm a stranger in a stranger's land All my friends have sold out, couldn't handle the pressure Countin' their blessings, tryin' to salvage what they can Children say, children say "We open our minds as one" But one more day slips away Why don't the dreams of the young never come to be? When I overhear my parents' conversations Well, I'm struck by the things they say It seems they traded the years for mere complications Who ever thought it could end this way They close the door but they can't lock it 'Cause somethin' of their childhood remains And they've felt it before, when the man in their pocket Counted the cost of their material gains Children say, "Come what may Be strong for the friends you've known" But one fine day, far away Can we remember the love we used to own? Children say, children say "We open our minds as one" As one more day slips away Why don't the dreams of the young never come to be? Everybody hear them say Well, you knew what I was sayin' But did you know what it meant? When you saw that look in my eye Did you know it was heaven sent? Was it all a wakin' dream? All that time we must have spent Well, I guess it must have been Somehow that feelin' came and went Children say, "Come what may Be strong for the friends you've known" But one fine day, far away We remember the love we used to own Children say, children say "We open our minds as one" As one more day slips away Why don't the dreams of the young never come to be? And all children say Children say, children say And all children say Children say, children say Hear just them say Children say, children say All children say Children say, children say