Well, I don’t know where I lost him
All I know is that I did
And maybe you’ve seen him
He’s just like any other kid

He’s got dreams in his pockets
With other shiny things he’s found
And he still believes in Heaven
Looks for rainbows when the rain comes down
You tell him to come on home

CHORUS
    ‘Cause I’ve been looking for the child
    On the news and in the daily papers
    Looking for the child
    In the church pews and in the eyes of strangers
    Looking for the child
    For the runaway child in me

There’ve been dreams that did not work out
There’ve been lovers who would not stay
There’ve been glasses left half empty
There’ve been prayers I meant to pray

Still I walk along these city streets
Looking for something growing wild
A little green through the concrete
The silver lining of a child
You tell him to come on home

CHORUS
    ‘Cause I’ve been looking for the child
    On the news and in the daily papers
    Looking for the child
    In the church pews and in the eyes of strangers
    Looking for the child
    For the runaway child in me
     ...in me

And I pray one day I’ll see him
He’ll be grinning ear to ear
In the laughter of our children
Or maybe looking in the mirror