Like the crashing of a wave   On the shores of consciousness   We're alive and we're awake to the world   And with the gift of love we're blessed      'Cause we can be   Yes, we can be   We can be children of paradise   Children of paradise      In the twinkling of an eye   Or the turning of the page   Comes the moment when   Our time has arrived   We can never be the same      We can be   Yes, we can be   We can be children of paradise   Children of paradise      And all I know   Is we're still climbing up that hill   And all we need to sustain us   Is love of love, the light of life   And the faith to know we can heal   Like children      Through the violence and the rage   By the grace of love be still   And the spirit that breaks free from the cage   Is the one they cannot kill      'Cause we can be   Yes, we can be   We can be children of paradise   Children of paradise   Children of paradise   Children of paradise