Passing Through

We are passing this world on to our kids

From the moment that they climb out of their cribs

We try to teach them well

And show them they are loved

But in the end all we can do

Is hope our best is good enough

For they'll witness how this life

Can be so beautiful and cruel

We can't shelter them forever

But if we show them all the tools

They might leave this place in

A little better shape than me and you

We are only passing through

Passing through

Passing through

We are only passing through

Passing through

Passing through

We are only passing through

We've been watching this world from our living rooms

It's been near 40 years since we walked on the moon

And this big blue ball keeps shrinking

And I don't know if that's good

But for better or for worse now

This whole world's our neighborhood

There's no place left to run to

Where you can stay above the fray

We all learn to need to get along

And not just get our way

Not only for each other but

For our children's children too

We are only passing through

CHORUS

I wonder sometimes what I will pass on

And how much can one voice do with just a song

Sometimes injustice and indifference

Are the only things I see

But I refuse to let my hope

Become the latest casualty

So I'll sing of love and truth

And try to practice all I preach

And if I can't change the world

I'll change the world within my reach

And what better place to start

Than here and now with me and you

We are only passing through