CHILD BY CHILD (VERSE 1) They're killing all the children,           They're taking them away,           Luring them into their world,           The magic of the day.           Your brothers and your sisters,           Your daughters and sons,           We can't promise them a future,           Until the war is won. (CHORUS)  Child by Child,           Can't you hear them cry,           Child by Child,           Watching each other die.           Child by Child,           Can't you hear them cry,           Child by Child,           Now there's nowhere left to run or hide. (VERSE 2) They're dying in the bedrooms,           The alleys and the streets,           As you turn your head in ignorance,           And leave it to police.           They come for them on playgrounds,           And the school yards while they play,           They don't need the night to hide them,           They kill in the light of day. (CHORUS)           Who will protect the children,           From the bullets and the drugs,           The reaper's keeping tally,           As another grave is dug.           On the tube and in the papers,           They're dying one by one,           As you turn your head in horror,           Cause there's nowhere left to run. (CHORUS)    BY DIANE L MAYS & JEFFREY MAYS (1987)  Copyright 1997,1998 Diane L. (Brightbill) Shotwell  All rights reserved