In the middle of the night,   No one heard the boy   Who cried himself to sleep   Didn't care about himself 'cause he   Hurt too much, he was hurt too much   And the burden of the world was put   On a hurting child, hurting child   Who never smiled   The world was put on the hurting child,   Hurting child   I sing for the hurting child   I sing for the hurting child      In the middle of the fight   No one saw the girl who thought it   Was her fault, didnt know about her pain   Though it was right there   No one said they cared   And the burden of the world was put   On a hurting child, hurting child   Who never smiled   The world was put on the hurting child,   Hurting child   I sing for the hurting child      I sing for the children, dream for the children,   Cry for the children now   So I sing for the children, dream for the children,   Smile for the children now   Said the world was put   On a hurting child, hurting child   Who never smiled   The world was put on the hurting child,   Hurting child   I sing for the hurting child      I sing for the children, dream for the children,   Cry for the children now   So I sing for the children, dream for the children,   Smile for the children   ...I was that hurting child