[00:14.750]I'm a child of south africa
[00:22.232]I'm a child of vietnam
[00:29.561]I'm a child of northern ireland
[00:36.773]I'm a small boy with blood on his hands
[00:45.323]Yes i'm a child of the universe
[00:52.790]Yes i'm a child of the universe
[01:00.493]You can see me on the tv every night
[01:07.599]Always there to join in someone else's fight
[01:14.858]I didn't ask to be born and i don't ask to die
[01:22.183]I'm an endless dream, a gene machine
[01:27.739]That cannot reason why
[01:31.045]Yes i'm a child of the universe
[01:38.108]Yes i'm a child of the universe
[01:46.055]You can see me on the tv every day
[01:53.398]I'm the child next door three thousand miles away

I'm a child of south africa
I'm a child of vietnam
I'm a child of northern ireland
I'm a small boy with blood on his hands
Yes i'm a child of the universe
Yes i'm a child of the universe
You can see me on the tv every night
Always there to join in someone else's fight
I didn't ask to be born and i don't ask to die
I'm an endless dream, a gene machine
That cannot reason why
Yes i'm a child of the universe
Yes i'm a child of the universe
You can see me on the tv every day
I'm the child next door three thousand miles away