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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Keyboards
Alun Davies
Alun Davies
Acoustic Guitar
Harvey Burns
Harvey Burns
Drums
John Ryan
John Ryan
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Songwriter
Del Newman
Del Newman
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Samwell-Smith
Paul Samwell-Smith
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?
[Verse 5]
Well, you've cracked the sky; scrapers fill the air
But will you keep on building higher till 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?
[Verse 6]
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 Islam
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