Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say,
Thou shall not kill.
I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing
and that it's God's will.
'Cause our children are watching us.
They put their trust in us.
They're goin' to be like us.
So let's learn from our history
and do it differently.
Hopin' (I hope) for more love, more joy and laughter.
(I hope) We'll have more than you'll ever need.
(I hope) We'll have more happy ever afters.
(I hope) And we can all live more fearlessly.
And we can lose all the pain and misery.
(I hope, I hope)
Oh, Rosie, her man, he gets too rough
and all she can say is he's a good man,
he don't mean no harm,
he was just brought up that way.
But our children are watching us.
It's okay for us to disagree
and we can work it out lovingly.
(I hope) For more love, 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 your pain and misery.
(I hope, I hope) Yes, you can.
There must be a way to change what's going on.
Oh, no, I don't have all the answers.
But one thing:
(I hope) For more love, more joy and laughter.
We can lose all the pain and misery.
Oh, hopin'.
All the pain and misery.
I'm lonely.
Give me happiness.
(I hope) Love, peace.
No more hatin'. Hurt.
(I hope)
Give me a little love, baby.
Oh. Don't you know?
I'm hopin' for love and happiness (I hope)
just to come my way.