Dreamers who wake up into the dark alone
Startled again by the sound of the wind
Wondering why no one's home
Sisters and brothers searching for moms and dads
Up looking eyes and downhearted cries
Ask us why life is sad?
I don't know how to answer
Innocent hope betrayed
But I hope I can say
What my mama said to me that day
Oh, my sweet child, in time
Everything will be fine
In my moment of tears
Ah, she gave me faith in hours and years
We're the ones they need
To believe
Bullies in hallways
Headlines are all bad news
Coming of age on a tragedy's stage
Faith falls apart, confused
But I can still feel them searching
Trying to find a way
And I hope I can say
What my daddy said to me that day
Oh, my sweet child, in time
Everything will be fine
How can I free their dreams
From the pain and fear inside their screens?
We're the ones they need
To believe
When the clouds come from nowhere
And the sky closes in
Even in your time of darkest sadness
After the rain
Sun's gonna shine
Child, you'll be fine
River will flow
Wind's gonna blow
Sweet child in time
If we earn their trust
They'll teach us so much
In this world that we've made
Is there still a place for them to play?
Can they look up and see
Someone they'd dream to be?
Will the tears in their eyes
Dry like dew after the sunrise?
And I hope I can say
What my mama said to me that day
Oh, my sweet child, in time
Everything will be fine
In a second my fears
Washed away into the hours and years
We're the ones they need
Oh, to set their future free
To believe
