I'm a child Of South Africa I'm a child Of Vietnam. I'm a child Of Northern Ireland I'm a small boy With blood on his hands. Yes, I'm a child Of the universe Yes, I'm a child Of the universe You can see me on the T.V. every night Always there to join in someone else's fight. I never asked to be born And I don't ask to die I'm an endless dream A dream machine that Cannot reason why. Yes, I'm a child Of the universe Yes, I'm a child Of the universe You can see me on the T.V. every day I'm the child next door three thousand miles away. (Repeat once)