Child Of The Universe

I'm a child of South Africa I'm a child of Vietnam I'm a child of Northern Ireland I'm a small boy with blood on his hands Yes, I'm a child of the universe Yes, I'm a child of the universe You can see me on the TV every night Always there to join in someone else's fight I didn't ask to be born And I don't ask to die I'm an endless dream A gene machine that cannot reason why Yes, I'm a child of the universe Yes, I'm a child of the universe You can see me on the TV every day I'm the child next door, three thousand miles away I'm a child of South Africa I'm a child of Vietnam I'm a child of Northern Ireland I'm a small boy with blood on his hands Yes, I'm a child of the universe Yes, I'm a child of the universe You can see me on the TV every night Always there to join in someone else's fight I didn't ask to be born And I don't ask to die I'm an endless dream A gene machine that cannot reason why Yes, I'm a child of the universe (yes, yes) Yes, I'm a child of the universe (yes, yes) You can see me on the TV every day I'm the child next door, three thousand miles away