I hope

Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say: Thou shalt not kill
I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing
And that it's God's will
Our children are watching us, they put their trust in us
They're gonna be like us
So let's learn from our history and do it differently

I hope for more love, more joy and laughter
I hope we'll have more than we'll ever need
I hope we'll have more happy-ever-afters
I hope we can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery
I hope, I hope

Oh, Rosie, her man, he gets too rough
That all she can say is: He's a good man
He don't mean no harm, he was just brought up that way
But our children are watching us, they put their trust in us
They're gonna be like us
It's okay for us to disagree, we can work it out, lovingly

I hope for more love, more joy and laughter
I hope we'll have more than we'll ever need
I hope we'll have more happy-ever-afters
I hope we can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery
I hope, I hope

There must be a way to change what's going on
No, I don't have all the answers

I hope for more love, more joy and laughter
I hope we'll have more than we'll ever need
I hope we'll have more happy-ever-afters
I hope we can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery
I hope, I hope

I hope, I hope
I hope