For The Children-John Schumann

[ti:For The Children] [ar:John Schumann] [al:Portrait - The Very Best Of John Schumann] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]For The Children - John Schumann [00:07.77]The lady from the paper asked me [00:10.41] [00:11.14]Would I write a song for you [00:13.07] [00:13.92]I didn't know you then but now I do [00:17.05] [00:19.14]And I'm stuck in this motel room [00:21.63] [00:22.51]With an empty aching heart [00:24.33] [00:25.47]And the miles roll out between us [00:27.46] [00:28.05]And they're tearing me apart [00:30.49] [00:31.62]All I've got are tunes and rhymes [00:34.39] [00:36.37]This one's for you [00:37.92] [00:40.17]May you always feel the sunshine [00:42.58] [00:43.13]And take time to taste the rain [00:45.27] [00:46.12]May your friends be true and caring [00:48.20] [00:48.91]And I hope you are the same; [00:51.16] [00:53.75]And in your fleeting passage [00:55.85] [00:56.58]Leave a little bit behind [00:58.83] [01:00.99]For the children who will follow [01:03.67]In your footsteps [01:05.04] [01:05.87]Along the sands of time [01:07.35] [01:12.96]I dreamed there was a world for you [01:15.71] [01:16.22]Without the rush of rockets [01:18.24] [01:19.10]And the thump of khaki gunships in the sky [01:23.35] [01:24.92]But there were rows of eucalyptus [01:27.28] [01:28.14]And trains for little boys [01:30.17] [01:31.24]And tadpoles in a still black creek [01:34.12]And playgrounds full of noise; [01:36.39] [01:37.26]In my vision fear and greed [01:39.91]And anger were the only things to die [01:43.74] [01:45.85]May the wind blow gently through your life [01:48.82]May your principles be strong; [01:50.73] [01:51.73]May you stand up and be counted [01:53.68] [01:54.47]When they work out right from wrong [01:56.95] [01:59.16]May your nights be short and peaceful [02:01.40] [02:02.10]May your days be warm and long; [02:04.36] [02:06.61]May your music be a service [02:09.47]May they pause sometime and listen to your song [02:13.17] [02:36.54]And here's this little voice [02:38.43] [02:39.70]Reaching down the phone [02:41.50] [02:42.75]"Dad you've been away so long [02:45.35] [02:46.00]When are you coming home " [02:47.68] [02:53.25]The lady from the paper asked me [02:55.96] [02:56.57]Would I write a song for you [02:58.54] [02:59.63]I didn't know you then but now I do [03:02.34] [03:04.61]And I'm stuck in this motel room [03:06.83] [03:07.88]With an empty aching heart [03:09.71] [03:10.89]And the miles roll out between us [03:12.82] [03:13.57]And they're tearing me apart [03:15.89] [03:17.05]All I've got are tunes and rhymes [03:19.66] [03:21.90]This one's for you [03:23.35] [03:25.66]May your eyes be filled with kindness [03:27.92] [03:28.60]May the seeds of wisdom grow [03:30.82] [03:31.63]May you seek for truth and beauty [03:33.76] [03:34.54]And when you find it may you know [03:36.88] [03:39.03]May you help feed those who are hungry [03:41.21] [03:42.35]And comfort those who hurt [03:44.32] [03:46.51]May you always fright for justice [03:48.82] [03:49.68]For all of us who walk upon the earth