verse 1 The world is covered by our trails Scars we cover up with paint Watch them preach in sour lies I would rather see the world through the eyes of a child Through the eyes of a child... verse 2 Darker times will come and go Time you need to see her smile And mothers hands are warm and mild I would rather feel this world through the skin of a child Through the skin of a child... verse 3 When a human strokes your skin That is when you let them in Let them in before they go I would rather feel alive with a childlike soul With a childlike soul... Outro Hey oh, oh hey Oh hey Ah-ah Hey oh, oh hey Oh hey Ooh-Ooh Hey oh, oh hey Oh hey Ah-Ah Oh hey, hey oh oh hey Please don't leave me here