(verse 1) Sunday mornin, where the preacher sits, Thou shall not kill, I wonder, if nothin else, about killin and that it's God's will, (pre-cho) 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, (I hope) for more love for 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 gets too rough, All she can say, Is he's a good man, he don't mean no harm, He was brought up that way, (pre-cho) Cause our children are watching us, They put their trust in us, They're gonna be like us, It's ok for us to disagree, we can work it out lovingly, (I hope) more love more joy and laughter, ( (I hope) you'll have more than You'll ever need ( (I hope) They'll be 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 (bridge) There must be a way to change what's goin on, No I don't have all the answers, But (I hope) for more love for 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 you can all live more fearlessly, And you can lose all the pain and misery, (I hope) (I hope)