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Children of Children Lyrics by Labi Siffre

For the Children

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When I was younger, much younger than now
I thought I could change the world
I thought I could help all the people who suffered
I'd help the world get well
So I saved up my pennies and gave them to teacher
To send to the children out there
Those children who suffered from hunger and disease
Those children with no-one to care
And do some of those children have children of their own?
The children of children full-grown
When I was younger, much younger than now
I thought I could change your minds
I thought with a song there was truth without question
Problems would fade and die
So I sang about love and I sang about freedom
And children who died for a word
And I was not alone, there were many more singing
So many, the world must have heard
Still children go hungry with comfort unknown
The children of children full-grown
Children of nights well meant
Children of love long spent
Children of tears unwept
Children of joy
Children of sorrow
Children, our hope for tomorrow
And children go hungry with comfort unknown
The children of children full-grown
When I was younger, much younger than now
I truly believed in our time
The flowers, the kaftans, the beads and the bells
The peace and the love we would find
We thought we were different, we thought we were new
How they must have laughed in their graves
They knew we’d grow tired, they knew we'd grow bored
They knew we'd grow up, as they say
When children go hungry with comfort unknown
The children of children full-grown
Children of nights well meant
Children of love long spent
Children of tears unwept
Children of joy
Children of sorrow
Children, our hope for tomorrow
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Labi Siffre

Labi Siffre

About “Children of Children” by Labi Siffre

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"Children of Children" appears on "For the Children".

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