Hush now, and listen
We've got to do something
Before all we are is a skeleton crew
There's got to be something someone can do
And all I can think of is you

You and I it seems we have a bond
Since I cannot fly
It's you who must wander
Little sailor of the skies
You must be my eyes
Is there land that lies beyond

For the children of Eden
God's fragile creatures
We see now we're all of us
In the same boat

And the years of not heeding
The signs and the teachers
Leave us here wondering
Will we flounder or float

May this not prove the ending
But one final warning
To tell us we've come to
The end of our rope

Oh, sweet child of Eden
Find us a morning
The one thing we can't live without
Fly and find us hope
Bring back hope
From beyond

Children of Eden
Cry for salvation
Fly far as wings can fly
Bring ho