I Hope

[Verse 1]

Sunday mornin', I heard the preacher say

Thou shall not kill

I don't wanna hear nothing else

About killin', and that it's God's will

[Pre-Chorus 1]

'Cause our children are watching us

They put their trust in us, they're gonna be like us

So let's learn from our history

And do it differently

[Chorus]

(I hope) For more love, more joy and laughter

(I hope) We'll have more than we'll ever need

(I hope) We'll have more happy ever afters

(I hope) We can all live more fearlessly

And we can lose all the pain and misery

(I hope, I hope)

[Verse 2]

Oh, Rosie, her man, he gets too rough

And all she can say

Is he's a good man, he don't mean no harm

He was just brought up that way

[Pre-Chorus 2]

But our children are watching us

They put their trust in us, they're gonna be like us

It's okay for us to disagree

We can work it out, lovingly

[Chorus]

(I hope) For love, for joy and laughter

(I hope) You'll have more than you'll ever need

(I hope) You have more happy ever afters

(I hope) And you can live more fearlessly

And you can lose all your pain and misery

(I hope, I hope)

[Bridge]

There must be a way to change what's goin' on

No, I don't have all the answers

[Chorus]

(But I hope) For more love, more joy and laughter

(I hope) You'll have more than you'll ever need

(I hope) You'll have more happy ever afters

(I hope) And we can all live more fearlessly

And we can lose all the pain and misery

(I hope, I hope)

And we can lose all the pain and misery

(I hope, I hope)

[Outro]

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