So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the winter   Fear that is with-in you now that seems to never end   And the dreams that have escaped you   And the hope that you've forgotten   And you tell me that you need me now   And you want to be my friend   And you wonder where we're going,   Where's the rhyme and where's the reason,   And it's you cannot accept it is here we must begin   To seek the wisdom of the children   And the graceful way of flowers in the wind      For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers   Their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day   Like the music of the mountains and the colors of the rainbow   They're a promise of the future and a blessing for today.      'tho the cities start to crumble and the towers fall around us   The sun is slowly fading and it's colder than the sea   It is written from the desert to the mountains they shall lead us   By the hand and by the heart they will comfort you and me   In their innocence and trusting they will teach us to be free      For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers   Their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day   And the song that I am singing is a prayer to non-believers   Come and stand beside us, we can find a better way