What About The Children

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1. 01What About The Children7:09ListenLyrics7:09

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   You say it's over now That there's nothing left to try You say we've both changed And love has passed us by I won't stop you leaving If your heart is somewhere new But before you close the door There's something we must talk through You say they will be fine That children always are That time will smooth the edges And heal every scar But you're not there at bedtime When the questions start to come And you're not the one who listens When they whisper for their mum What about the children When they ask where you have gone What about the children When the house feels cold at dawn You can say they will forget us You can say they will move on But tell me who will hold them When they wake and you are gone You say they will adjust That it's better this way But they still wait by the window At the end of every day They still set an extra place They still ask when you will call They don't understand the reasons They just feel the change at all What about the children When they hear us raise our voice What about the children When they had no part or choice You can tell yourself it's kinder You can tell yourself it's right But they're learning how to cry In the middle of the night I am not here to blame you I am not here to beg I am trying to be steady Trying hard not to break If it's freedom that you're choosing If this road is where you go Just don't say you never saw them Standing in the afterglow What about the children When the papers have been signed What about the children When they ask what's on your mind You and I can start again In separate lives somehow But please don't leave me answering What about the children now If you still hear them laughing If you still feel their hands Before you walk away from us Please understand This is more than you and me More than losing or winning Say goodbye if you must But tell me What about the children If you still hear them laughing