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For The Children Tab

by John Mellencamp


*tuned half step down*

      

verse#1
                          
I wish I could give you an answer
                      
As to when life really begins
                           
Wish I could tell you where we went
                             
When our days here come to an end
                    
Wish I could see the future
                      
The same way I see the past
                     
I wish I could draw a conclusion
                                        
Why nothing here seems to last

chorus
            
I can't even make a guess
                
Or an uneducated thought
                 
All I can do here is my best
                                                             
And be thankful for what we've got   aahh  aahh

verse#2
Why do so many suffer
Oppressed to the end of time
Why does freedom move so slowly
Unable to speak its mind
Some say it's a circle
Others think we live on a wing
Why are promises broken
And some think life don't mean a thing

chorus    

verse#3
I hope you can be a child of life
With big dreams for everyone
And know that dying's as natural as birth
And our troubles here, they don't last long
I have worried about many things
Most of which did not come to pass
I hope you find someone to give you love
And that your love will last

Chorus