Why would I give up now
If I came so far from where I started from
Why when times get hard we crawl
And we bawl in a ball and fall
Innocent dreamer
Dream on dreamer
Don't let go of your hope
You might fold
But that's normal to do just as long as he don't die
Don't lose your inner child
Don't let him die
Hold onto your inner child
Keep him alive
Don't forget why you do what you do
I had more faith in you
When I was a child
I never hated you
When I was a child
I never talked you down
When I was a child
I thought I'd make you proud
When I was a child
I felt things
Bumped my head
Bruise my arm
Scrape my knee
Break my leg
Yes, I bleed
Whole lotta red
Someone make sure the child ain't dead
Don't lose your inner child
Don't let him die
Hold onto your inner child
Keep him alive
Don't forget why you do what you do
I had more faith in you
When I was a child
I never hated you
When I was a child
I never talked you down
When I was a child
I thought I'd make you proud
When I was a child
I had more faith in you
When I was a child
I never hated you
When I was a child
I never talked you down
When I was a child
I thought I'd make you proud
When I was a child
Don't forget why you do what you do
Hold onto your inner child
Keep him alive