The future decides the roles we play And struggles to sell the past away The afterthought is staring back on better days Cause or daughters and sons will live to pay For every mistake that we have made For every conviction we've betrayed Let the children sing Don't take this Don't take this world away from me So are we condemned to waste away An answer that on time portrays A question we'll ask ourselves from here to eternity And will it be worth the price they'll pay For living their lives in our remains So how do you think we will explain When the children sing Don't take this Don't take the world away from me Can we find a way To face today With an eye on the things to come Cause mistakes we've made Bring our decay And our chance to make a difference will be gone So this is the price they'll pay For living in our remains Just listen as the children sing