For the Children Songtext
von Timothy B. Schmit

Once upon a time I
I could bathe in the sun
By the ocean so blue
I could smell the rain fall
And watch the pure water run
The taste it was true
I used to be able
To see so far away
I had nothing to fear

And now it′s so hard
To feel the clear light of day
The world is so insincere

We must all go
Into our hearts
Then we will know
Just how to start
We've got to give all
All we can possibly give
For the children to live


When I was a young boy
I could play by the street
And laugh with my friends
We were never scared of
Anyone we might meet
We never thought it could end

We must all go
Into our hearts
Then we will know
Just how to start
We′ve got to give all
All we can possibly give
For the children to live

As I go on
I have a strong
Feeling of sorrow
I've got to know
Our love will grow
With hope for tomorrow


We must all go
Into our hearts
Then we will know
Just how to start
We've got to give all
All we can possibly give
For the children to live

We must all go
Into our hearts
Then we will know
Just how to start
We′ve got to give all
All we can possibly give
For the children to live

We must all go
Into our hearts
Then we will know
Just how to start
We′ve got to give all
All we can possibly give
For the children to live