Hi,
We submitted "For Our Children's Children" to the Sandra James Songwriting Contest on March 31, 2008. Wish us luck! Here are the credits:
Copyright 2008 Paul Dempsey (PVD), Paul T. Bathen (TallPaul)
Original lyrics by Paul Dempsey titled "Endangered"
Lyric mods by Paul T. Bathen and Paul Dempsey.
Melody, Arrangement, Direction by Paul T. Bathen
Lead Vocal: John H. Clark
Children's Choir: First Baptist Church of Jacksonville Beach, FL
Adult Choir: John H. Clark, Paul T. Bathen
Adult Oooh Choir: Paul T. Bathen
Bass: Preston Miller
Drums, Piano: BIAB
All other parts (pads, strings, etc): Paul T. Bathen
Special thanks to John Clark for phenomenal vocals AND for helping out on production tips as well as fixing up the kid's choir take!
Paul
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Lyrics:
Intro (Bar 1-12): Choir section
(For our children's children, for our children's children
For our children's children, for our children's children
For our children's children, for our children's children)
(v1) (Bar 13)
They'll watch a wild wolf pack
Run across the frozen tundra
Soar with the eagles
High above the thunder
(v2) Bar (17)
Watch beluga whales
Swim in an icy North Pole
Shadow a jaguar
On his nightly patrol
(bridge A) (Bar 21)
They'll know all God's creatures
Have a place
A balance in this world achieved
Is there a greater gift
Than this green earth
As the legacy in life we leave
For our children's children [For our children's children]
For our children's children [For our children's children]
There's a call to action each of us must take
To save this (earth/world) for our children's sake
For our children's children
For our children's children
(Verses 3 and 4 are optional as an extended part of the song)
(v3) (Bar 43)
They'll stand guard over the herd
From early morning to dusk
Alongside an old bull elephant
With massive ivory tusks
(v4) (Bar 47)
Crouch with the tiger
In the tall swaying reeds
Lay in the highlands
Learning how a silverback feeds
(bridge B) (Bar 52 = "smell")
They'll smell the grass of the Serengeti
Stand under redwoods tall
Taste the nectar of the honeysuckle
Hear the whippoorwills call
They'll have a front row seat
To all of nature's majesty
This green earth is the legacy we'll leave
For our children's children, (For our children's children)
For our children's children, (For our children's children)
For our children's children
Let's leave this world a better place
(Outro) (Bar 68)
(Vocalist plus chorus of children's choir;
children's choir sings "To our children's children)
Clean air, clean water, that's what we'll leave
[For our children's children]
We'll leave a future they can believe
(For our children's children)
By our actions our love will show
(For our children's children)
By our actions our love they'll know
For our children's children, (For our children's children)
For our children's children, (For our children's children)
For our children's children
Let's leave this world a better place
For our children's children
