This Child from On Roosevelt by Lee Desty

This Child

This child is talking, this child has no voice
This child is thinking, this child has no choice
This child’s cold and hungry, wants to be safe and warm
This child knows no other world, lives in scars the earth has torn
Chorus
Wait in line – child of the universe
Wait in line, you’re a child of our time
Wait in line – child of the universe
Wait in line, you’re a child of our time,

This child walks for water, miles and miles without shoes
This child is someone’s son or daughter, fleeing from the bomb and gun
This child is all knowing, walks the streets alone
This child just wants a chance to learn, a place they can call home

Chorus:
Wait in line – child of the universe
Wait in line, you’re a child of our time
Wait in line – child of the universe
Wait in line ,you’re a child of our time


V3 This child needs someone to love, someone who believes in them
This child is a parent to sisters or brothers, for them there is no other way
This child needs someone to listen , someone who cares to hear
They say children are our future but will they see the next day?

Chorus:
Wait in line – child of the universe ,Wait in line, you’re a child of our time
Wait in line – child of the universe ,Wait in line, you’re a child of our time

This child is talking, this child has no voice ,this child is thinking, this child has no choice

• Folk
• Pop
• Southampton