Gil Scott-Heron - Save the Children lyrics

If you're driving through the country
On a lazy afternoon
Or you're watching your children
Playing after school
They seem to be so unaware of i know, I know
The things that they’ll soon have
To take care of

We've got to do something, yeah
To save the children
Soon it will be their turns to
Try and save the world right now
They seem to play such a small part of
The things that they’ll soon be
Right at the heart of

My little Tommy
He said he wants to be a fireman
And little Mary
She said she got to teach school
If we know all we say
We know about the problems, oh
Why can't we do something to
Try and solve them?

We've got to do something, yeah
To save the children
Soon it will be their turns to
Try and save the world
We've got to do something, yeah
To save the children
To save the children to save the children