《For the Children》歌词

[00:00:00] For The Children - John Schumann

[00:00:07] The lady from the paper asked me

[00:00:11] Would I write a song for you

[00:00:13] I didn't know you then but now I do

[00:00:19] And I'm stuck in this motel room

[00:00:22] With an empty aching heart

[00:00:25] And the miles roll out between us

[00:00:28] And they're tearing me apart

[00:00:31] All I've got are tunes and rhymes

[00:00:36] This one's for you

[00:00:40] May you always feel the sunshine

[00:00:43] And take time to taste the rain

[00:00:46] May your friends be true and caring

[00:00:48] And I hope you are the same;

[00:00:53] And in your fleeting passage

[00:00:56] Leave a little bit behind

[00:01:00] For the children who will follow

[00:01:03] In your footsteps

[00:01:05] Along the sands of time

[00:01:12] I dreamed there was a world for you

[00:01:16] Without the rush of rockets

[00:01:19] And the thump of khaki gunships in the sky

[00:01:24] But there were rows of eucalyptus

[00:01:28] And trains for little boys

[00:01:31] And tadpoles in a still black creek

[00:01:34] And playgrounds full of noise;

[00:01:37] In my vision fear and greed

[00:01:39] And anger were the only things to die

[00:01:45] May the wind blow gently through your life

[00:01:48] May your principles be strong;

[00:01:51] May you stand up and be counted

[00:01:54] When they work out right from wrong

[00:01:59] May your nights be short and peaceful

[00:02:02] May your days be warm and long;

[00:02:06] May your music be a service

[00:02:09] May they pause sometime and listen to your song

[00:02:36] And here's this little voice

[00:02:39] Reaching down the phone

[00:02:42] "Dad you've been away so long

[00:02:46] When are you coming home "

[00:02:53] The lady from the paper asked me

[00:02:56] Would I write a song for you

[00:02:59] I didn't know you then but now I do

[00:03:04] And I'm stuck in this motel room

[00:03:07] With an empty aching heart

[00:03:10] And the miles roll out between us

[00:03:13] And they're tearing me apart

[00:03:17] All I've got are tunes and rhymes

[00:03:21] This one's for you

[00:03:25] May your eyes be filled with kindness

[00:03:28] May the seeds of wisdom grow

[00:03:31] May you seek for truth and beauty

[00:03:34] And when you find it may you know

[00:03:39] May you help feed those who are hungry

[00:03:42] And comfort those who hurt

[00:03:46] May you always fright for justice

[00:03:49] For all of us who walk upon the earth