if you re driving through the country on a lazy afternoon or you re watching your children playing after school they seem to be so unaware of i know i know the things that theyll soon have to take care of we ve got to do something yeah to save the children soon it will be their turns to try and save the world right now they seem to play such a small part of the things that theyll soon be right at the heart of my little tommy he said he wants to be a fireman and little mary she said she got to teach school if we know all we say we know about the problems oh why can t we do something to try and solve them we ve got to do something yeah to save the children soon it will be their turns to try and save the world we ve got to do something yeah to save the children to save the children to save the children1