For the Children’s Sake

[Verse 1]
It took a move to the country
To open up my eyes
A fall of rain, a muddy road
I watched the puddles rise
I slipped on gumboots
And stepped out into the rain
And rediscovered splashing through
The muddy puddles again

[Verse 2]
The kids took me from the staffroom
To the bush where they played
A world of cubbies, of brave companions
Of secret hideaways
The joy of childhood
They shared with me
I was reminded of imagination
And the world the children see

[Chorus]
There's a wealth of life so easily just left behind to rot
We say we reached maturity, we seem to miss a lot
We'd be a whole lot better off if we took the time
To share our lives with our children

[Verse 3]
Now a friend of mine with a book in hand
Was sprawled out on the floor
Taken to another place
Through an open door
Engrossed in a living book
I remember the joy
Of my mum reading a story to me
In bed when I was a boy

[Chorus]
There's a wealth of life so easily just left behind to rot
We say we reached maturity, we seem to miss a lot
We'd be a whole lot better off if we took the time
To share our lives with our children

[Instrumental]

[Verse 4]
I took a walk through the bush with friends
We chatted as we strolled
And ran, and laughed, and discovered things
To see, to touch, to hold
A spider hole, a rusty lock
So much to be found
By taking time to walk together
Taking time to look around

[Chorus]
There's a wealth of life so easily just left behind to rot
We might have reached maturity, we seem to miss a lot
We'd be a whole lot better off if we took the time
To share our lives with our children