if i were only a child again

curtis mayfield

if i were only a child again

no one's ever been

oh

good to me since then

everywhere i looked it seemed so color bright

there were never such things to me as black and white

remember when we were part of that special few

everything it seemed was so pure and true

i guess we were just too young to understand

the unselfish cause of death and war and roles of man

only

only

only a child

only

only

only a child

only

only

only a child

only a child again

hey

hey

if i were only a child again

i would never want to venture life like this again

people of the world hurling sticks and stones

like the sore fates of one come up and break my bones

only

only

only a child

if i were only a child again

and have the ability to understand

i'd speak for little people from the date of birth

and ask the grown ups

when will there be peace on earth?

grown ups

when will there be peace on earth?

brother

when will there be peace on earth?

only

only

only a child

only

only

only a child

only

only

only a child

only a child again

hey

hey

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