All the girls and boys have gone away
They never really had much to say
They took off all their clothes and their shoes

Politely asked to be excused

They're the children on parade

They have secrets that they share
They're the children on parade
And nobody knows


All the broken toys lie on the floor
There's no more laughter from down the hall

Mirror mirror mirror on the wall
Whatever could have happened to them all


To the children on parade
And all the secrets that they share
They're the children on parade

And nobody knows

All across the world just yesterday

All the girls and boys just went away
They took off all their clothes and their shoes
I'd love to someday hear all the news


About the children on parade
And all the secrets that they share

They're the children on parade
And nobody knows