[Verse 1]
Children live with criticism and they learn to condemn
Children live with hostility and they learn to fight
Children live with reticule and they learn to be shy
Children live with hatred and they hate themselves

[Chorus]
Children are people too, just like me and you
Children have a purpose, my darling dear
Children are people too, just like me and you
Children have a purpose, my darling dear

[Verse 2]
Children live with sadness and they learn to be just
Children live with tolerance they better learn to fight
Children live with hatred and they hate themselves
Children live with me and they got no world

[Chorus]
Children are people too, just like me and you
Children have a purpose, my darling dear
Children are people too, just like me and you
Children have a purpose, my darling dear

*break*
[Chorus]
Children are people too, just like me and you
Children have a purpose, my darling dear
Children are people too, just like me and you
Children have a purpose, my darling dear

[Verse 3]
Children live with criticism and they learn to condemn
Children live with reticule and they better learn to be shy
Children live with tolerance they better learn to fight
Children live with me and they got no world

[Chorus]
Children are people too, just like me and you
Children have a purpose, my darling dear
Children are people too, just like me and you
Children have a purpose, my darling dear