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 for 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 city starts 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 for my sisters and by brothers,
their laughter and their
loveliness would clear a cloudy day,
And the song that I am singing
is a prayer for nonbelievers
come and stand beside us
we can find a better way.