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For The Children

from For The Children by Wily Bo Walker

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"Who'll be there to catch our dreams as they fall…"

Wily Bo Walker's topical anti-war, anti-corruption ballad with his trademark huge production.

Said of this song:

"Best Non-Traditional Holiday Song Ever" - Global Texan Chronicles

“Whew! what a song - absolute knockout!" - Tony Fitton, Blues in the Nite

"The impassioned For The Children is a cri de coeur for sanity in this world with 'wars to the east, corruption to the west'. Utterly convincing." - Grant Moon, The Blues magazine

lyrics

OH ANGEL, MY SWEET ANGEL
I SEE SHADOWS CROSS THE SKY
AND MIDNIGHT EYES
ARE LOOKING AT THE WORLD TONIGHT

OH ANGEL, MY SWEET ANGEL
WHEN THE TRUTH COMES DOWN
IT’S GOING TO RAIN LIKE CRAZY
ON THE CHILDREN
AS THEY SLEEP TONIGHT

AND WHO’LL BE THERE TO CATCH THEIR DREAMS AS THEY FALL
WHO’LL BE THERE FOR THE CHILDREN
WHEN THEIR NIGHTMARES CALL?

WHEN THEIR NIGHTMARES CALL?

OH ANGEL, I’VE HEARD SO MANY LIES
BUT WITH WARS TO THE EAST
CORRUPTION TO THE WEST
HOW THE HELL WE EVER GONNA SURVIVE?

OH ANGEL, MY SWEET ANGEL
WHEN THEY LIGHT THOSE FIRES
THEY’RE GOING TO BURN LIKE FOREVER
BUT WE’RE NEVER GOING TO SEE THE LIGHT

AND WHO’LL BE THERE TO CATCH OUR DREAMS AS THEY FALL
WHO’LL BE THERE FOR THE CHILDREN
WHEN THEIR NIGHTMARES CALL?

COS TIME IS SLIPPING THROUGH OUR FINGERS
LIKE A STORM IN THE DESERT SAND
WHO CAN PLACE OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE
IN THE PALM OF SOME FOOLS HAND?
IF ONLY I COULD GET SOME ANSWERS
I WOULD LET THEM ALL IN ON THE PLAN
SO WHEN THEIR NIGHTMARES CALL
THEY CAN UNDERSTAND…

SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND…

© 2015 Wily Bo Walker. All Rights Reserved.

credits

from For The Children, released December 20, 2019
Wily Bo Walker - Lead Vocals

Keith Mack - Guitars
Tom Welsch - Bass
Ruslan Agababayev - Keyboards
Eran Asias - Drums and Percussion
Kareña K - Backing Vocals

Danny Flam's New York Brass - Horn Section

The Cenovia Cummins String Quartet:
Cenovia Cummins - Violin
Louise Owen - Violin
Alissa Smith - Viola
Laura Bontrager - Cello

Written and Produced by Wily Bo Walker

Arranged and musical direction by Danny Flam

Recorded at:
Brown Sugar Studios, New York
Engineer: Blue Tha Engineer
NewYorkBrass.com Studios, West Hempstead, NY
Engineer: Danny Flam
Wily Bo Studios, London, UK
Engineer: Wily Bo Walker

Mastered by Alex Wharton at: Abbey Road Studios, London, UK

'For the Children' Cover artwork by Héctor Bustamante with 'Children' detail by Zhana D'Arte. All Rights Reserved.

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