| A warm welcome to the new arrivals
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| You’ve been long overdue
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| Excuse us for the way we’ve kept our world
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| Now it’s all up to you
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| We need some kind of new revival
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| To save much more than our souls
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| No Bible’s gonna turn this thing around
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| No laws will patch up the hole
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| And the children will teach us of living and caring
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| I just pray that it happens in time
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| They will finally reach us through giving and sharing
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| They will touch us with rhythm and rhyme
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| We were prayin' for a tribe of teachers
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| To come and show us the way
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| To lead us from our own confusion
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| They’re arriving today
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| They’ll take us past our T.V. preachers
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| And take our hands for our eye
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| We’re so in need of inspiration
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| And not just another disguise
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| And the river of life will be flowing and knowing
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| Then we all will be learning of love
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| All the love that we have will be showing and growing
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| And the skies will be clearing above
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| Let there be no mistakes
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| The highest stakes of all
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| Could be gambled away
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| We’ve always had our cake
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| This time we ate it all
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| Will we have it again?
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| What will tomorrow bring
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| If everything is gone
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| Can we stop it today?
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| 'Cause we’ve been borrowing
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| From children still to come
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| We’re still looking for one man to save us
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| While we’re totally blind
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| We’re the victims of our own expectations
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| Falling so far behind
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| We’re neglecting what the Good Lord gave us
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| When we’re closing our minds
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| Listen closely to the next generation
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| They can save us this time
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| And the children will see through the curtain of darkness
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| And the river will bring back the day
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| We’ll be turning our backs on the lying and heartless
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| And the love will be back here to stay
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| Let there be no mistakes
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| The highest stakes of all
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| Could be gambled away
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| We’ve always had our cake
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| This time we ate it all
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| Will we have it again?
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| What will tomorrow bring
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| If everything is gone
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| Can we stop it today?
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| 'Cause we’ve been borrowing
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| From children still to come
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| Heaven knows we need friends
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| Let there be no mistakes
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| The highest stakes of all
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| Could be gambled away
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| We’ve always had our cake
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| This time we ate it all
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| Will we have it again?
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| What will tomorrow bring
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| If everything is gone
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| Can we stop it today?
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| 'Cause we’ve been borrowing
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| From children still to come |