Lost Innocence

We tend to lose our innocence as the years unfold So the innocence of our children is a beauty to behold Children sing before they know it's a song Dance to any music that just comes along Draw upon a canvas before they realize it's a wall Climb so high before they understand the fall We see innocence in our children for such a little bit So it's up to us to nurture and protect it But a question now arises which leads to a scary thought What happens to this innocence when our children are being shot? Stop a moment to remember what this violence took The precious children our society forsook We pray, mourn, weep...and say we're sorry too Tell the grieving parents there's nothing we can do And every day our country pays a tremendous cost As more children are murdered...and more innocence is lost Never again will they sing, dance, or draw upon a wall Never again will they marvel at the sky, climb up high or even fall We've stopped protecting our daughters and our sons Just memories now of precious little loved ones As we fight with one another in anger and ire The children of our country are caught in the crossfire If we want our children to survive We must do all in our power to ensure they stay alive If we continue to allow their innocence to be taken In this most heinous kind of theft There will come a time, if we haven't reached it already When we have no innocence left