Where Have All the Children Gone
Verse 1
I drove down Maple Street today
Same road I used to wear out
Same houses, same old yards
But it felt quiet in a way I can’t explain
No bikes in the driveway
No ball in the road
No kids yelling back and forth
Like we used to
Chorus
Where have all the children gone
We used to be out all night long
Running streets, making noise
Just being kids, just being boys
Now the houses all glow blue
But nobody’s coming through
Where have all the children gone
Something here just feels wrong
Verse 2
We didn’t have much back then
But we had time and we used it
Climbing trees, cutting through yards
Getting yelled at and doing it again
We figured things out ourselves
Got into trouble, got out of it too
Now everything’s behind a screen
And nobody knows what to do
Chorus
Where have all the children gone
We used to be out all night long
Running streets, making noise
Just being kids, just being boys
Now the houses all glow blue
But nobody’s coming through
Where have all the children gone
Something here just feels wrong
Bridge
We didn’t know how good we had it
Didn’t think about it much
Just dirt on our hands
And the world right in front of us
They don’t know how good we had it
But that’s not their fault
We’re the ones that let it slip
We’re the ones that changed it all
Verse 3
I ain’t saying turn back time
I know that’s not how this works
But we can open up the doors
Let them outside let them get hurt
Let them run let them fall
Let them fight let them learn
Let them find their own way
Like we did
Final Chorus
Where have all the children gone
Not out here where they belong
Not in the sun not in the street
Not where life’s supposed to meet
They don’t know how good we had it
That don’t mean they can’t have it
Where have all the children gone
We can still bring them back
Outro
They don’t know how good we had it
But we can bring it back for them
