(verse 1) Sunday mornin    where the preacher sits Thou shall not kill I wonder     if nothin else about killin and that it’s God’s will (pre-cho)   Cause our children are watching us They put their trust in us They’re gonna be like us    So let’s learn from our history And do it differently (I hope) for more love for joy and laughter () (I hope) We’ll have more than we’ll ever need () (I hope) we’ll have more Happy ever afters () (I hope) we can all live more fearlessly And we can lose all the pain and misery (I hope) I hope   (verse 2) Oh Rosie   her man gets too rough All she can say Is he’s a good man   he don’t mean no harm He was brought up that way (pre-cho)   Cause our children are watching us They put their trust in us They’re gonna be like us    It’s ok for us to disagree we can work it out lovingly (I hope) more love more joy and laughter () (I hope) you’ll have more than You’ll ever need () (I hope) They’ll be more Happy ever afters () (I hope) we can all live more fearlessly And we can lose all the pain and misery (I hope) I hope (bridge)   There must be a way to change what’s goin on No I don’t have all the answers But (I hope) for more love for joy and laughter () (I hope) you’ll have more than You’ll ever need () (I hope) You’ll have more Happy ever afters () (I hope) and you can all live more fearlessly                         ()         And you can lose all the pain and misery (I hope) (I hope)