[Verse 1] It took a move to the country To open up my eyes A fall of rain, a muddy road I watched the puddles rise I slipped on gumboots And stepped out into the rain And rediscovered splashing through The muddy puddles again [Verse 2] The kids took me from the staffroom To the bush where they played A world of cubbies, of brave companions Of secret hideaways The joy of childhood They shared with me I was reminded of imagination And the world the children see [Chorus] Theres a wealth of life so easily just left behind to rot We say we reached maturity, we seem to miss a lot Wed be a whole lot better off if we took the time To share our lives with our children [Verse 3] Now a friend of mine with a book in hand Was sprawled out on the floor Taken to another place Through an open door Engrossed in a living book I remember the joy Of my mum reading a story to me In bed when I was a boy [Chorus] Theres a wealth of life so easily just left behind to rot We say we reached maturity, we seem to miss a lot Wed be a whole lot better off if we took the time To share our lives with our children [Instrumental] [Verse 4] I took a walk through the bush with friends We chatted as we strolled And ran, and laughed, and discovered things To see, to touch, to hold A spider hole, a rusty lock So much to be found By taking time to walk together Taking time to look around [Chorus] Theres a wealth of life so easily just left behind to rot We might have reached maturity, we seem to miss a lot Wed be a whole lot better off if we took the time To share our lives with our children
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