For The Children - Timothy B. Schmit

Once upon a time I — I could bathe in the sun

By the ocean so blue

I could smell the rainfall

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