Barry McGuire - Child of our times

^ATake your first look around and see the world you're ^Dcoming into. Ah, ^Ahave a good cry, I sympathize with ^Dyou. Ah, ^Gforever gone is your ^Gbmserenity ^Gfor the fleeing fawn there's ^Gbmno sacred tree, ^Gthey'll try to make hypocrisy of ^Gbmyour heredity. So, ^Gchoose your views most ^Gbmcarefully, the ^Gfuture's hope is on ^Emwhat you turn out to ^Abe.

^DChild of our times, ^Gchild of our times, ^Aproduct of ^Bmour so^Dciety. ^BmWhat will you grow up to ^Grespect..tell me ^Bmwhat will you grow up ^Gto protect? ^BmIn your burning, ^Gturning mind, you ^Aare your own worst ^Denemy.

^AEvery minute you're alive you're that much closer to ^Ddeath. So, ^Atry to make the most of each precious ^Dbreath. Ah, don't ^Gwave banners, you don't ^Gbmbelieve, parasite. You'll ^Ghave to discover your ^Gbmown wrong and right.. just ^Gcolor your perspectives, ^Gbmblack and white. They'll ^Glabel you weird, but ^Gbmthat's all right. They'll ^Gthank you in the ^Emend, after they've seen the ^Alight.

^DChild of our times, ^Gchild of our times, ^Aproduct of ^Bmour so^Dciety. ^BmWhat will you grow up to ^Grespect..tell me ^Bmwhat will you grow up ^Gto protect? ^BmIn your burning, ^Gturning mind, you ^Aare your own worst ^Denemy.

Ah, the ^Gheroes of the past were ^Gbmall good guys but the ^Gleaders of the next war no ^Gbmone will memorize. ^GOnly the orphan child will ^Gbmsound the cries of a ^Gmistake that could never ^Dbe ^Gbmrectified. I'm ^Gtelling you now cause you can ^Emstop it if you ^Atry.

^DChild of our times, ^Gchild of our times, ^Aproduct of ^Bmour so^Dciety. ^BmWhat will you grow up to ^Grespect..tell me ^Bmwhat will you grow up ^Gto protect? ^BmIn your burning, ^Gturning mind, you ^Aare your own worst ^Denemy.

^GChild ^Gbof ^Eour times..