What Children Believe

Saturday mornin'
at a treehouse meetin'
in our backyard
over kool-aid and crackers
you could hear through the laughter
just how smart they are
With crayons they wrote down
the things they believe
Oh, the wisdom in first grade philosophy
«Love lasts forever
Mom & Daddy’s stay together
Cheater’s never win
and a promise is somethin' you keep
It’s bad to lie,
but it’s okay to cry
Dreams never die
and faith is all you need»
Ain’t it crazy what children believe?
Sometimes I wish
I didn’t know now
what I didn’t know then
When my world was so small,
back before all of this trouble we’re in
and right and wrong mattered
and truth was in style
and hope could be seen
through the eyes of a child
«Love lasts forever
Mom and Daddy’s stay together
Cheater’s never win
and a promise is somethin' you keep
It’s bad to lie
but it’s okay to cry
Dreams never die,
and faith is all you need»
Ain’t it crazy — what children believe
A world without hate
where people still care
what a wonderful place this would be
if we lived there…
«Love lasts forever
Mom and Daddy’s stay together
Cheater’s never win
and a promise is somethin' you keep
It’s bad to lie,
but it’s okay to cry
Dreams never die
and faith is all you need»
Ain’t it crazy what children believe?
It’s amazin'
what children believe!