The Lost Children

Song information

Author: Michael Jackson
Album title: Invincible
Year of release: 2001
Duration: 4:00
Lyrics:
We pray for our fathers, pray for our mothers
Wishing our families well
We sing songs for the wishing, of those who are kissing
But not for the missing

[Chorus 1]
So this one's for all the lost children
This one's for all the lost children
This one's for all the lost children, wishing them well
And wishing them home

When you sit there addressing, counting your blessings
Biding your time
When you lay me down sleeping and my heart is weeping
Because I'm keeping a place

[Chorus 2]
For all the lost children
This is for all the lost children
This one's for all the lost children, wishing them well
And wishing them home

Home with their fathers,
Snug close and warm, loving their mothers
I see the door simply wide open
But no one can find thee

[Chorus 3]
So pray for all the lost children
Let's pray for all the lost children
Just think of all the lost children, wishing them well
This is for all the lost children
This one's for all the lost children
Just think of all the lost children
Wishing them well, and wishing them home
Song recording information:
  • Produced by Michael Jackson
  • Arranged by Michael Jackson
  • Keyboard Programming by Michael Jackson and Brad Buxer
  • Narrative by Baby Rubba and Prince Jackson
  • Youth Choir by Tom Bahler
  • Youth Choir Members: Scotty Haskell, Andrew Snyder, Melissa Mackay, Monique Donally, Rose Beatty, James Lively, Aley Martinez, Ricky Lucchse, Brandon Lucas, Jonathon Lucas, F. Sheridan, Robert Bolyard, Sally Stevens, Luana Jackman, Martha Cowan, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Jonathon Hall, Justin Hall, Brett Tattersol, and Micha Haupman
  • Digital Editing by Brad Buxer and Stuart Brawley
  • Recorded by Bruce Swedien, Brad Buxer and Stuart Brawley
  • Mixed by Bruce Swedien
  • Audio Snippets from The Twilight Zone courtesy of CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Song released in albums:
Song type Album title, song's alt. title Duration Year of release
Michael Jackson — Invincible 4:00 2001