Story Behind The Song

I AM A UNITED NATIONS STAFF MEMBER AND SEE THE PLIGHT OF CHILDREN ON A DAILY BASIS.I WAS MOVED TO PEN A POEM WHICH MORPHED INTO THIS SONG.HOPEFULLY IT WILL INSPIRE PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT WAYS THEY CAN HELP THE WORLD'S CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN SMALL WAY." EACH ONE,TEACH ONE."

Song Description

This song addresses the Plight of Children Globally and highlights the scourges of Hunger,Child labor,Child Soldiers,Preventable Diseases,Child Abuse,Racism,and Child Abuse. It combines Singing with conversational style Rapping to create a thought provoking atmosphere akin to Marvin Gaye's "What's going on ?"or Michael Jackson's " Heal the World".

Lyrics

A CHILD SHOULD BE LOVED/A CHILD SHOULD BE HELD/A CHILD SHOULD BE CLEAN/A CHILD SHOULDN'T SMELL/A CHILD SHOULDN'T GO TO BED HUNGRY AT NIGHT/A CHILD SHOULD BE TAUGHT WRONG FROM RIGHT/A CHILD IS A FRUIT THAT SHOULDN'T BE PICKED BEFORE IT'S TIME/TO DO THAT TO A CHILD SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED A CRIME/A CHILD IS A FLOWER/LET HIM BLOOM'LET HER GROW/A CHILD SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUST SAY NO/WHEN ASKED TO PERFORM UNSPEAKABLE ACTS/THIS IS A TIME ELDERS SHOULDN'T TURN THEIR BACKS/A CHILD SHOULDN'T BE BOUGHT OR SOLD LIKE CATTLE/A CHILD SHOULD NOT BE SENT INTO BATTLE/IF A CHILD IS A MIRROR A TRUE REFLECTION/OF OUR SOCIETY/IT'S TIME WE TAKE ACTION/LET'S STRIP AWAY THE LIES/LET'S DROP THE PHONY ACT/ON A PLAYGROUND/KIDS DON'T CARE BOUT ALL THAT/THEY ONLY CARE IF YOU CAN PLAY THE GAME/TEAMWORK MEANS WE ARE ONE AND ALL THE SAME/WHEN I HIT A HOME RUN/OR I SCORE A GOAL/MY BOYS DON'T CARE IF I'M AFRICAN OR POLE/A CHILD SHOULD BE SEEN /A CHILD SHOULD BE HEARD/A CHILD SHOULD BELIEVE YOU WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR WORD/NOW I LEAVE YOU WITH A MESSAGE OF PEACE AND LOVE/A CHILD IS A BLESSING FROM THE FATHER UP ABOVE.
WHO SPEAKS FOR THE CHILDREN/WHO GIVES THEM A VOICE/WHO STANDS UP FOR THE CHILDREN/WHO GIVES THE CHILDREN A CHOICE?