Have You Ever Really Loved a Child?

My special thanks to Peter, my former student, who played all the guitars and did the backing vocals for the song.
Here're the lyrics:

The cry for love, the cry of love,
It soothed my soul, my wretched soul.
I heard a voice, a voice of love.
"Hey, here's a life for you to sow."

A simple joy to see him learn to walk,
Such a thrill to hear him learn to talk.
Saying words of love, and words of trust, ...
Hey, didn't we all make that kind of fuss?

He came with a book for me to read.
He came and asked for a special treat.
Such a beauty only God could give
Who's so lucky to have this heavenly gift?

See his eyes, those telling eyes,
Have you ever really loved a child?
See his smiles, those sweet sweet smiles.
Have you ever really loved a child?

This is where he learns to adjust.
This is where he learns to build trust.
They say it's all for his own good,
To do what he should, but not what he could.

Learn to say "Please", and learn to say "Cheese".
That's the way they like you to be.
"Try your best and learn to shine.
Life will be good when you toe the line."

See his eyes, those telling eyes,
Have you ever really loved a child?
See his smiles, those sweet sweet smiles.
Have you ever really loved a child?

Time came when he made a big mistake
"Hey, you've got to learn for your own sake."
They don't know you and they never would.
They just want you to be as good as you should.

See his eyes, those telling eyes,
Have you ever really loved a child?
See his smiles, those sweet sweet smiles.
Have you ever really loved a child?

See these eyes, these listless eyes,
I wonder if you really love a child.
See these smiles, these fake fake smiles.
And I wonder if you really love a child.

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