The cartoons are off the air,
and they have canceled the state fair
The swings are empty and the parks are closed
the plot of everything is finally exposed
the day the children died.

Where have the children gone, they died yesteryear
it came true the very thing that i did fear,
as time continued on they were forced to grow old
and now there lies their spirit collecting mold
the day the children died.

Every one saw it coming but no one took a stand
and now we all deserve somekind of reprimand
no more food fights in the cafeteria
now it's just mad hysteria,
the day the children died.

No more birthday parties with loads of cake
that was forced to stop too much was at stake.
No more toys and no more toys R us
it was too much of a hassle and a fus
the day the children died.

The children died not in body but in spirit
they cried all were to busy to hear it
Modern society killed the childs imagination
and replaced it with division and multiplication
the day the children died.

Instead of the long awaited summer vacation
they're reading about the emancipation proclamation
they grew up to fast to quick to have any fun
before they know it their childhoods done
the day the children died.

1,2,3 Oh say can you see by the dawns early light
your pushing the kids into adulthood it's not right
They need to grow to have fun and enjoy their youth
but could you allow that or is it against your couth
the day the children died.

they don't want to grow up their all toys r us kids