Passing Through

We are passing this world on to our kids
 From the day when they climb from their cribs
 We'll try and teach them well, show them that they're loved
 But in the end all we can do is hope our best was good enough
 They'll witness how this life can be so beautiful and cruel
 We can't shelter them forever but if we show them all the tools
 They might leave this world in a little better shape than me and you
 We are only passing through
 Passing through, passing through
 We are only passing through
 Passing through, passing through
 We are only passing through
 We are watching this world from our living rooms
 Near forty years since we walked on the moon
 This big blue ball is shrinking and I don't know if that's good
 But for better or for worse now this whole world's our neighborhood
 And there's no place left to run to, to stay above the fray
 We better learn to get along not just to get our way
 Not only for each other but our children's children too
 We are only passing through
 Passing through, passing through
 We are only passing through
 Passing through, passing through
 We are only passing through
 And I wonder sometimes what will I pass on
 How much can one voice do with just a song
 Sometimes injustice and indifference are all that I see
 But I refuse to let my hope become the latest casualty
 So I'll sing of love and truth and try to practice what I preach
 If I can't change the world, I'll change the world within my reach
 What better place to start than here and now with me and you
 We are only passing through
 Passing through, passing through
 We are only passing through
 Passing through, passing through
 We are only passing through
 We are only passing through