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 a hurting child, a 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      Didn't know about her pain though it was right there, no one said they cared       And the burden of the world was put on the 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      The world was put on the 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, hurt for the children      Thats what im telling you      Sing for the children, dream for the children, smile for the children      I was a hurting child.