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Little boots running through the backyard
Dust on your hands and dirt on your jeans
Always asking one more question
About every little thing you've seen
I pray you'll keep that sense of wonder
Long after childhood days are through
Because this world needs more than dreamers
It needs souls that seek what's true
Be strong when the road gets hard
Be kind when the world gets mean
Hold on tight to what is right
Even when it's not the easy thing
There's a lot of things we hope you'll be
Before your days are done
But more than anything
Become children of understanding
Little girl, the world will tell you
Who to be and what to chase
But wisdom's found in quieter places
And beauty shines through truth and grace
I hope you'll stand with faith and courage
When the crowd says something else
And become a woman of understanding
Before anything else
Be strong when the road gets hard
Be kind when the world gets mean
Hold on tight to what is right
Even when it's not the easy thing
There's a lot of things we hope you'll be
Before your days are done
But more than anything
Become children of understanding
To the boys who'll someday lead
To the girls who'll light the way
Learn the truths your fathers treasured
Keep them close from day to day
And when your turn comes to teach another
Pass these stories on with love
Raise up men of understanding
Raise up women of understanding
Be strong when the road gets hard
Be kind when the world gets mean
Hold on tight to what is right
Even when it's not the easy thing
There's a lot of things we hope you'll be
Before your days are done
But more than anything
Become children of understanding
More than anything...
Become children of understanding