作词 : Gould, King, Lindup
I keep to myself
What I might share with others
But they dont seem to understand

I open my mouth
To rediscover
That I dont have the words at my command

Holding out

For a world so much better
But Im a stranger in a strangers land

All my friends have sold out
Couldnt handle the pressure
Counting their blessings trying to salvage what they can
Children say - children say

We open our minds as one

But one more day - slips away

Why dont the dreams of the young never come to be
When I overhear
My parents conversations
Well Im struck by the things they say

It seems they traded the years
For mere complications

Who ever thought it could end this way

They close the door
But they cant lock it
cause something of their childhood remains

And theyve felt it before
When the man in their pocket
Counted the cost of their material gains

Children say - come what may
Be strong for the friends youve known

But one fine day - （not） far away
Will we remember the love we used to own

Children say - children say

We open our minds as one

As one more day slips away

Why dont the dreams of the young never come to be

Well you knew what I was saying
But did you know what it meant
When you saw that look in my eye
Did you know it was heaven sent
Was it all a waking dream
All that time we must have spent
Well I guess it must have been
Somehow that feeling came and went

Children say - come what may

Be strong for the friends youve known

But one fine day - （not） far away
Will we remember the love we used to own

Children say - children say

We open our minds as one
As one more day - slips away

Why dont the dreams of the young never come to be

Children say - children say