Love we wanted, love we needed Love pure for who we are Love we needed early, love we wanted always For the love we know we are Now we can remember what our hearts were feeling In the pain of love denied With the help of wise ones, with the help of kind ones We can heal and carry on Let's live whole heartily and thrive The blessing and grace of being alive A spacious heart for loving, a peaceful mind creating A circle of love and belonging Love we wanted, love we needed Love pure for who we are Love we needed early, love we wanted always For the love we know we are When a child is honored, valued, and respected All that is good begins to grow So with the help of wise ones, with the kind of ones They can thrive and carry on We can thrive and carry on We can thrive We can thrive We can thrive