Sammi Smith – For The Kids lyrics

(Shel Silverstein)

You work like a slave for the kids
And I'd go to my grave for the kids
But we watched our love fade as we suffered and stayed
With this bargain we made for the kids.

Divorce is a curse for the kids
But this tension's much worse for the kids
Guess they're now old enough and they're made of strong stuff
Still it's gonna be rough for the kids.

These teardrops that fall for the kids
You know they're really not all for the kids
But I know you don't care and the only love there
Is the love that we share for the kids.

Find a new love you should for the kids
And I hope that she's good for the kids
Though I'm out of sight if she don't treat 'em right
I'll be right back and I'll fight for the kids.

But I see you don't care and now all that we share
Are our hopes and our prayers for the kids...