Little white boy

He had a black friend

They played kick the can

Cowboys and indians



And they were gonna be the best of friends

They were gonna be together until the end



Oh the innocence of a child

They would rather laugh and smile

Iwish we had their frame of mind

Then we would all be colorblind

Oh yes we would



Little black girl

She as a white friend

They played hide and go seek,

Hide and go seekin'

Ring around the rosy, yeah



And they were gonna be the best of friends

They were gonna be together until the end



Oh the innocence of a child

They would rather laugh and smile

Iwish we had their frame of mind

Then we would all be colorblind



The fires we started steadly

Burn, burn, burn, burn

Hate must of been something our father's learned

Learned, learned, learned

Cause when we were little

There was never black or white

White, white, white

We are all just alive



Oh the innocence of a child

They would rather laugh and smile

I wish we had their frame of mind

Then we would all be colorblind



Oh the innocence of a child

They would rather laugh and smile

I wish we had their frame of mind

Then we would all be colorblind