Save the children and we might save the world   It's every mother's wish for her boy and girl, oh      A child was born inside this city yesterday   His mother held him to her breast as she began to pray   Please let them grow up to be strong and know the truth      And have the chances to taste the innocence of youth   The innocence of youth, the innocence of youth   You know what we have to do      Save the children and we might save the world   It's every mother's wish for her boy and girl, oh      A baby starts out with his back against the wall   He has to learn to survive before he learns to crawl   He needs somebody who can give him a daddy hand      We brought them into this world, they deserve a chance   They deserve a chance, got to have a chance   Why can't we all understand?      Save the baby, save him, ohh ohh, save him      The world is lost in a bout of confusion   Happiness, happiness, happiness is just an illusion   Somewhere it must end even if we have to start   Stop and start again, we're defendin' a man's sin      Oh, what's going on, what's going on?   I can remember another friend of mine tellin' me   Change gonna come, oh, yes it will      Save the children and we might save the world   Every mother's wish for her boy and girl, oh      Save, save the children, save, save the children   Save, save the children, we gotta save the children      Save, save the children, save, save the children   Save, save the children, we gotta save the children      Listen, headed in the wrong direction   No love, no love, no love, no love, no love, no love and affection   Like a [Incomprehensible] pain we tryin' to figure it out      No young boys playin' in the park and havin' fun   They find their manhood at the barrel of a loaded gun   Can't see their future, just a tunnel with no light      I'm lost in the projects runnin' from the night   Runnin' from the night, runnin' from the night   Runnin' from the night, runnin' from the night   Scared for the rest of their life      Save, save the children, save, save the children   Save, save the children, save, save the children      We gotta save the children, save, save the children   Save, save the children      Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop   We've got to stop