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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Yusuf
Yusuf
Vocals
Alun Davies
Alun Davies
Acoustic Guitar
Jim Cregan
Jim Cregan
Acoustic Guitar
Bruce Lynch
Bruce Lynch
Bass Guitar
Kwame Yeboah
Kwame Yeboah
Keyboards
Peter-John Vettese
Peter-John Vettese
Keyboards
Eric Appapoulay
Eric Appapoulay
Background Vocals
Mary Carewe
Mary Carewe
Background Vocals
Janet Ramus
Janet Ramus
Background Vocals
Andy Caine
Andy Caine
Background Vocals
Michael Henry
Michael Henry
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Yusuf
Yusuf
Composer
John Ashton Thomas
John Ashton Thomas
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Yusuf
Yusuf
Producer
Daniel Cayotte
Daniel Cayotte
Assistant Recording Engineer
Paul Samwell-Smith
Paul Samwell-Smith
Producer
David Hefti
David Hefti
Mixing Engineer
Mazen Murad
Mazen Murad
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Well I think it's fine
Building jumbo planes
Or taking a ride on a cosmic train
Switch on summer from a slot machine
Yes, get what you want to if you want
'Cause you can get anything
I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?
Well, you roll on roads
Over fresh green grass
For your lorry loads
Pumping petrol gas
And you make them long
And you make them tough
But they just go on and on
And it seems that you can't get off
Oh, I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?
Well you've cracked the sky
Scrapers fill the air
But will you keep on building higher
'til there's no more room up there?
Will you make us laugh
Will you make us cry?
Will you tell us when to live
Will you tell us when to die?
I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?
Written by: Yusuf / Cat Stevens

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