If I Were Only A Child Again Lyrics

The song If I Were Only A Child Again is performed by Curtis Mayfield in the album named Move One Up: Singles Anthology in the year 2000 .



If I were only a child again
No one's ever been, oh, good to me since then
Everywhere I looked it seemed so color bright
There were never such things to me as black and white

Remember when we were part of that special few
Everything it seemed was so pure and true
I guess we were just too young to understand
The unselfish cause of death and war and roles of man

Only, only, only a child
Only, only, only a child
Only, only, only a child
Only a child again, hey, hey

If I were only a child again
I would never want to venture life like this again
People of the world hurling sticks and stones
Like the sore fates of one come up and break my bones

Only, only, only a child

If I were only a child again
And have the ability to understand
I'd speak for little people from the date of birth
And ask the grown ups, when will there be peace on earth?

Grown ups, when will there be peace on earth?
Brother, when will there be peace on earth?

Only, only, only a child
Only, only, only a child
Only, only, only a child
Only a child again, hey, hey



Curtis Mayfield - Move One Up: Singles Anthology

May 2000

  1. Move On Up (Single Edit)
  2. (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All
  3. Beautiful Brother Of Mine
  4. Mighty Mighty Spade And Whitey (Live)
  5. Get Down (Single Edit)
  6. We Got To Have Peace (Single Edit)
  7. Keep On Keeping On
  8. Freddie's Dead
  9. Superfly (Single Edit)
  10. Future Shock (Single Edit)
  11. Back To The World
  12. If I Were Only A Child Again
  13. Can't Say Nothin' (Single Edit)
  14. Kung Fu (Single Edit)
  15. Sweet Exorcist
  16. Mother's Son (Single Edit)
  17. So In Love (Single Edit)
  18. Only You Babe (Single Edit)
  19. Party Night
  20. Show Me Love
  21. Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here (Single Edit)
  22. You Are You Are
  23. Do It All Night
  24. In Love In Love In Love
  25. No Goodbyes
  26. This Year This Year
  27. Between You Baby And Me (With Linda Clifford)
  28. Love's Sweet Sensation (With Linda Clifford)
  29. Love Me Love Me Now
  30. Tripping Out
  31. It's Alright
  32. She Don't Let Nobody (But Me)
  33. Toot An' Toot An' Toot
  34. Hey Baby (Give It All To Me)
  35. Baby It's You
  36. I Mo Git U Sucka
  37. Homeless
  38. Do Be Down
  39. Dirty Laundry

If I Were Only A Child Again