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Children Lyrics by Joe South

Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home

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[Verse 1]
Children
Go and run and jump and play
You'll be
Men and women some day
Then you'll have to leave
Your world of make-believe
Now, children
[Refrain]
Young (Children)
Carefree (Children)
Children
[Verse 2]
Children (Children)
Need someone to understand
Children
Need someone to hold their hands, yeah
To cheer you when you're sad
To spank you when you're bad, now
Children
[Refrain]
Haughty (Children)
Naughty (Children)
Children
[Bridge]
Pride goes before destruction
A Holy Spirit goes before a fall
Don't you know that we're all children
And it's all for one and one for all, mm-hmm
[Verse 3]
Children (Children)
Call each other names
Children
Playin' grown-up games
And the thing that's really sad
We lose the faith we had
When we were children mm-hmm
[Refrain]
Loud (Children)
Proud (Children)
Children
[Verse 4]
Children (Children)
Who think that they are grown
Children
With children of their own
From the cradle to the grave
Why must we all behave like
Children? (Na-na, na-na, na, na, na-na, na-na, na, na)
[Refrain]
Lost (Children)
Lonely (Children)
Children
[Outro]
Lost, lonely
Children
Young, carefree
Children
Haughty, naughty
Children
Lost, lonely
Children
Credits
Joe South

Joe South

About “Children” by Joe South

Read the complete lyrics to "Children" by Joe South from the album "Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Country, USA, In English.

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Frequently asked questions

"Children" is credited to Joe South. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Children" appears on "Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home".

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