Childhood - Michael Jackson

Many of our world’s problems today

Are a result of the fact that children have had their childhood stolen from them

The magic, the wonder, the mystery, and the innocence of a child’s heart

Are the seeds of creativity that will heal the world

I really believe that

Have you seen my Childhood?

I’m searching for the world that I come from

'Cause I’ve been looking around

In the lost and found of my heart

No one understands me

They view it as such strange eccentricities

'Cause I keep kidding around

Like a child, but pardon me

People say I’m not okay

'Cause I love such elementary things

It’s been my fate to compensate

For the Childhood I’ve never known

Have you seen my Childhood?

When I create my music, I feel like an instrument of nature

I wonder what delight nature must feel when we open our hearts and express our

God-given talents

What we need to learn from children isn’t childish

They know the way to summon things that lie waiting to be recognized within our

own hearts

People say I’m strange that way

'Cause I love such elementary things

It’s been my fate to compensate

For the Childhood (Childhood) I’ve never known

Have you seen my Childhood?

I’m searching for that wonder in my youth

Like fantastical stories to share

The dreams I would dare, watch me fly

Before you judge me, try hard to love me

The painful youth I’ve had

Have you seen my Childhood?