So you speak to me of sadness   And the coming of the winter   Fear that is within 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      Though 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   And 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 nonbelievers   Come and stand beside us   We can find a better way