[Verse 1] They tumble in laughing through the screen door Mud on their knees Wild in their eyes Talking like they been here many times before Pointing out the truth in our little white lies They don’t salute to every bell and border They tilt their heads when we say “that’s just the way” They color past the edges like it’s order Trusting what their bright bones say [Chorus] New children Freer hearts They remember who we are Carrying the light from a long-lost star New children Freer hearts They won’t fit our measured charts Here to crack the codes we nailed to our front yards New children Freer hearts [Verse 2] We try to stack the chairs in tidy rows They’re dancing on the tables Singing raw Asking why the grown-ups all move so slow Why we shrink ourselves to fit inside the law They see the gold inside our tired faces They hug first Then ask what we believe They walk us out of crowded little cages Saying “You can take off what you wear to just be free” [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] What if the rules were only stories we told? What if the boxes were cardboard to fold? [build with drums and handclaps] They take our hands Pull us out to the yard Spin us ‘round till the fences feel soft Not hard [Chorus] [Outro] [whispered vocals] They arrive remembering We remember too Freer hearts New children And they’re counting on you
