We are passing this world on to our kids   From the moment that they climb out of their cribs   We try to teach them well   And show them they are loved   But in the end all we can do   Is hope our best is good enough   For they'll witness how this life   Can be so beautiful and cruel   We can't shelter them forever   But if we show them all the tools   They might leave this place in   A little better shape than me and you   We are only passing through      Passing through   Passing through   We are only passing through   Passing through    Passing through   We are only passing through      We've been watching this world from our living rooms   It's been near 40 years since we walked on the moon   And this big blue ball keeps shrinking   And I don't know if that's good   But for better or for worse now   This whole world's our neighborhood   There's no place left to run to   Where you can stay above the fray   We all learn to need to get along   And not just get our way   Not only for each other but   For our children's children too   We are only passing through      CHORUS      I wonder sometimes what I will pass on   And how much can one voice do with just a song   Sometimes injustice and indifference   Are the only things I see   But I refuse to let my hope   Become the latest casualty   So I'll sing of love and truth   And try to practice all I preach   And if I can't change the world   I'll change the world within my reach   And what better place to start   Than here and now with me and you   We are only passing through