Somewhere in the world In the starry night There's a boy or girl Whispering good night And wondering what tomorrow brings Will they play out in the sun Climb the highest tree Walk up on the moon Ever grow to be That special someone of their dreams
Teacher, tailor, preacher or sailor Doctor, dancer, referee, Nurse or baker, candle stick maker There's so many things to be Wish I may, wish I might Have a wish, I wish tonight First of all Here on Earth We've been just The children first
Every daughter and son Is a child of their own And the world that we make They call their home In a world of war Life is never fair To a frighten child Crying in despair Afraid of what tomorrow brings Will they live to see a day Filled with love and joy Food enough to eat Every girl and boy And grow to be the special one
Teacher, tailor, preacher or sailor Doctor, dancer, referee, Nurse or baker, candle stick maker There's so many things to be Wish I may, wish I might Have a wish, I wish tonight First of all Here on Earth We've been just The children first
Every minute every day We are throwing life away There's a shadow in our heart That is tearing us apart And our children born in fears See their childness disappears Lost forever If we all could see Through the children's eyes Strange as it might seem We might realise How beautiful this world could be Imagine laughter in the air Love in every heart Sun where every child This could be the start Of our own heaven here on Earth
Teacher, tailor, preacher or sailor Doctor, dancer, referee, Nurse or baker, candle stick maker There's so many things to be Wish I may, wish I might Have a wish, I wish tonight First of all Here on Earth We have just been The children first
If this world is to last Then we've got to think children first In the seeds of our hope for peace tomorrow
Teacher, tailor, preacher or sailor Doctor, dancer, referee, Nurse or baker, candle stick maker There's so many things to be Wish I may, wish I might Have one wish here tonight This is what we want for ??? Free to be just you and me
(# В 2005 году мир праздновал 200-летнюю годовщину со дня рождения великого датского сказочника Ганса Христиана Андерсена. По этому случаю 2 апреля в Копенгагене прошел праздничный концерт, открывший целый ряд юбилейных мероприятий. Центральным событием концерта стала премьера официальной песни UNICEF "Children First" в исполнении Мортена и 17-летней новозеландской звезды Хэйли Вестенра)