We Are the Children

We are the children of the migrant worker

We are the offspring of the concentration camp

Sons and daughters of the railroad builder

Who leave their stamp on America

We are the children of the Chinese waiter

Born and raised in the laundry room

We are the offspring of the Japanese gardener

Who leave their stamp on America

(chorus)

Sing a song for ourselves

What have we got to lose

Sing a song for ourselves

We’ve got the right to choose

Foster children of the Pepsi generation

Cowboys and Indians – ride red men ride!

Watching war movies with the next door neighbor

Secretly rooting for the other side

(chorus)

We are the cousins of the freedom fighter

Brothers and sisters all around the world

We are a part of the Third World People

Who will leave their stamp on America

Who will leave their stamp on America, America…

Sing a song sing it, sing a song sing it

We’ve got a song to sing….