Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say
Thou shall not kill
I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing
And that is God's will

'Cause our children are watching us
They put their trust in us, they're going be like us
So let's learn from our history
And do it differently

Oh baby, (I hope) for more love, more joy and laughter
(I hope) We'll have more than you'll ever need
(I hope) We'll have more happy ever afters
(I hope) And we can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery
(I hope, I hope)

Oh Rosie, her man, he, gets too rough
And all she can say
Is he's a good man, he don't mean no harm
He was just brought up that way

But our children are watching us
They put their trust in us, they're gonna be like us
It's okay for us to disagree
And we can work it out lovingly
(I hope) For more love, 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 your pain and misery
(I hope, I hope) Yes, you can

There must be a way
To change what's going on
Oh no, I don't have all the answers
But one thing

(I hope) For more love, more joy and laughter
(I hope) We'll have more than you'll ever need
(I hope) We'll have more happy ever afters
(I hope) And we can all live more fearlessly
We can lose all the pain and the misery
(I hope, I hope)

Oh babe, all the pain and misery
(I hope, I hope)

Come on love, give me happiness
(I hope) Love and peace
No more hating, hurting
(I hope) Give me little love, baby
(I hope)
Don't you know?
I'm hoping for love and happiness
(I hope)
Just to come my way

(I hope)