| G | |
| there are c | hildren raised in sorrow |
| E | |
| On a sc | orched and barren plain |
| C | Am | G | |
| There are c | hildren raised be | neath a golden sun |
| D7 | G | |
| There are c | hildren of the water |
| Em | |
| C | hildren of the sand |
| C | Am | |
| And they c | ry out through the u | niverse |
| E | D | Dsus4 | |
| Their vo | ices raised as | one |
| D | G | Gmaj7 | |
| I want to | live i want to g | row |
| C | Cadd9 | |
| I want to | see i want to k | now |
| F | C | |
| I want to sh | are what i can gi | ve |
| D | G | |
| I want to | be i want to li | ve |
| G | |
| Have you | gazed out on the ocean |
| Em | |
| Seen the br | eaching of a whale? |
| C | Am | G | |
| Have you wa | tched the dolphins | frolic in the foam? |
| D7 | G | Em | |
| Have you hea | rd the song the humpback hears five h | undred miles away |
| C | Am | E | |
| Telling t | ales of ancient h | istory of p | assages and home? |
| (chorus) |
| Am | Em | |
| For the wo | rker and the warrior the l | over and the liar |
| Em | Am | G | |
| For the na | tive and the wa | nderer in ki | nd |
| Am | Em | |
| For the m | aker and the user and the mo | ther and her son |
| Em | Am | E | D7 | |
| I am loo | king for my f | amily and a | ll of you are m | ine |
| G | |
| We are s | tanding all together |
| Em | |
| Face to | face and arm in arm |
| C | Am | G | |
| We are s | tanding on the t | hreshold of a dream |
| D7 | G | |
| No more hu | nger no more killing |
| Em | |
| No more was | ting life away |
| G | Am | |
| It is si | mply an i | dea |
| E | D | |
| And i kn | ow its time has c | ome |
| Chorus |