We are not helpless, we are men 
What lies between us 
It can be set aside and ended 
Everyday we learn more how to hate 
Shut the door 
And then we tell ourselves we can't relate 
Only to the ones who are the same 
Yet even they are different 
And ever so they shall remain 
All are strangers, all are friends 
All are brothers 
Open up, my friend, and learn to hear 
For even lying 
But it has nothing you should fear 
If you cannot let yourself be known 
By anyone 
Then you are hiding and not whole 
All are strangers, all are friends 
All are brothers 
We, your children, we would ask you all 
Please do not hide your eyes 
And listen when we call 
We will whisper, shout, or make a scene 
We are the answer 
For we can live the peace we dream 
All are strangers, all are friends 
All are brothers 
Oh yeah, oh yeah 
Yes, America's children 
Are askin' everybody some questions about how it is 
Yes, America's children 
Are makin' it hard to look them in the eyes 
America's children 
Are makin' it hard to live lies, you know, whoa, it is 
And America's children 
Are diggin' that everywhere children 
Are diggin' we live on the earth 
We live on the earth, we live on the earth right now 
Yes, and it's right on, children of the earth, and it's right on 
Children of the earth, and it's right on 
Children of the earth and it's right on, right on, yeah 
This is what has made our nation free 
For life is change 
And only blind men cannot see 
The new order is upon us now 
It is the children 
They have the wisdom to be free 
All are strangers, all are friends 
All are brothers