Children Will Listen
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Note: "Children Will Listen" originally came from the 1988 Tony Award Winning fairy tale musical, Into The Woods. These lyrics are taken from the more expanded version later recorded by Barbra Striesand.
How do you tell your child in the night
nothing's all black
But then nothing's all white
How do you say it will all be alright when you
know that it mightn't be true
What do you do?
Careful the things you say,
Children will listen
Careful the things you do
Children will see
And learn
Children may not obey
But children will listen
Children will look to you for which way to turn
To learn what ot be
Careful before you say, "Listen to me"
Children will listen
Careful the wish you make
Wishes are children
Careful the path they take
Wishes come true
Not free
Careful the spell you cast,
Not just on children
Sometimes the spell may last
Past what you can see
And turn against you
Careful the tale you tell
That is the spell
Children will listen
How can you say to a child who's in flight
"Don't slip away and I won't hold so tight"?
What can you say that, no matter how slight
Won't be misunderstood?
What do you leave to your child when you're dead?
Only whatever you put in it's head
Things that your mother and father have said
Which were left to them too
Careful what you say
Children will listen
Careful you do it too
Children will see
And learn
Guide them and step away
Children will glisten
Tamper with what is true
And children will turn,
If just to be free
Careful before you say "Listen to me"
Children will listen
Children will listen....
