Wisdom of a Child Lyrics

I know you're only children and your story's just begun

But you possess a secret, old as stone

For in that brief beginning, before the race is run

Lives a simple song that calls us home

Your hearts are free of prejudice; your love is free of shame

You're not afraid to pose the question, "Why?"

Happiness that holds no guilt and sorrow without blame

And a spirit that is boundless as the sky

Lead me down the golden pathways of your youth

Inside these boots my aching feet are longing to run wild

In the sound of your laughter, there's a ring of truth

I pray that we'll keep searching for the secret in your smiles

And growing old enough to gain the wisdom of a child

Somewhere on our journey, we wander from the road

Not content with what's before our eyes

Entangled in the brambles of self-doubt and self-control

We're wounded on the thorns of wicked lies

So now it's fear that motivates us, greed that guides our hand

And power flowing from the blood we spill

Learning to survive on hatred, ravaging the land

With hollow hearts our treasures cannot fill

Lead me down the golden pathways of your youth

Inside these boots my aching feet are longing to run wild

In the sound of your laughter, there's a ring of truth

I pray that we'll keep searching for the secret in your smiles

And growing old enough to gain the wisdom of a child

I know I'm not the first one to dwell on simpler days

I know we can't reverse the flow of years

But deep within your stories, your riddles and your games

There's a lesson for us if we choose to hear

First take off those heavy boots of doubt and disbelief

Then the garments of deception and disdain

For only when we're naked as the truth that lies beneath

Can we stand as equals, and begin again

Lead me down the golden pathways of your youth

Inside these boots my aching feet are longing to run wild

In the sound of your laughter, there's a ring of truth

I pray that we'll keep searching for the secret in your smiles

And growing old enough to gain the wisdom of a child