All the girls and boys have gone away

They never really had much to say

They took off all their clothes and their shoes

Politely asked to be excused



They're the children on parade

They have a secret they can share

They're the children on parade

And nobody knows

And nobody knows



All the broken toys lie on the floor

There's no more laughter from down the hall

Mirror, mirror, mirror on the wall

Whatever could have happened to them all



They're the children on parade

They have a secret that they share

They're the children on parade

And nobody knows

And nobody knows



All across the world just yesterday

All the boys and girls just went away

They left without their clothes or their shoes

I'd love to someday hear all the news



About the children on parade

And all the secrets that they share

Now they're the children on parade

And nobody knows...