[Verse 1: Gary Clark Jr.]
What about the children playin' in the streets?
Dreaming of that good life, no shoes on their feet
Where is their mama? Where is their daddy? They need some badly, we all agree, yeah
We can all agree, yeah, uh

[Chorus: Gary Clark Jr.]
It doesn't matter when life is shattered to honest people like you, yeah
Honest people like you, yeah

[Verse 2: Stevie Wonder]
Mm, what about that good girl workin' on the street?
Givin' up that good-good so her babies can eat
Tell me, what would you do if you werе in her shoes? It wasn't her drеam, we all agree
Yes, we all agree, yeah

[Chorus: Gary Clark Jr. & Stevie Wonder, Gary Clark Jr.]
It really doesn't matter when life is shattered
To honest people like you, yeah
Honest people like you, yeah
You know what we're talkin' about

[Bridge: Gary Clark Jr. & Stevie Wonder, Gary Clark Jr.]
What about the children? Life ain't what it seems
What about the children? All their broken dreams
Everyday's a struggle, life without a dream
No one gives a damn, makes a mother scream
Make your woman scream, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3: Gary Clark Jr., Gary Clark Jr. & Stevie Wonder]
What about that good man locked up from the streets?
Trying to make a dollar to put shoes on his baby’s feet, now
Their mama's working from time to service, they need somebody, we all agree now, yeah
We can all agree, yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Gary Clark Jr. & Stevie Wonder]
Well, it doesn't matter when life is shattered to honest people like you
Honest people like you, yeah, oh

[Outro: Stevie Wonder, Gary Clark Jr. & Stevie Wonder]
What about the children?
What about them babies? What about the children?
What about the little, don't somebody care?
What about the children?
Why are you so heartless? Why don't you not care?
Don't you love the babies? Oh
What about the children?
What about the babies? What about the homeless?
What about the stabbing? Oh, yeah
What about the children?
Why are you so heartless? Why do you not care?
If you want the children, you have got to care
What about the children?
I can't take it no more, ooh
What about the children?
We not playin', y'all