When will we wake up and smell the roses
When will we stand up and face the truth
When will we fight for what we believe in
Instead of abusing & confusing our youth

When will we stop all the drugs and the violence
Why do we allow all the poisons to spread
Has anyone asked what the children are feeling
And if we asked them would we hear what they said

Chorus:
Looks like we’re heading for trouble
A reality that we need to face
Has anyone thought that our future
Lies in the children we’re raising today

They all see what’s in the news each day
Do they ever ask the question “why?”
Children are starving and children are killing
Children are screaming for us to hear their cries

Chorus

On and on we go
On and on with our children
On and on and they grow
On and on these are our children
On and on we go
On and on with our children
On and on do we know
On and on our children

Chorus

When will we wake up and smell the roses
When will we stand up and face the truth

(Every year statistics double
Yet no one will take any blame
We keep adding fuel to the fire
Burning innocent souls in the way)