We are children of paradise When the Lord created us All his work was through Then the children of paradise Did the only thing they really shouldn't do Children of paradise We started out there Full of innocence in our eyes And without a care We are children of paradise We knew of no crime Until one of the meanest lies Has changed our time It was long ago In the early morning glow When it all began with Adam and Eve They were young and free And for all eternity They were meant to feel No trouble no grief Children of paradise We're the children of paradise In search of the light That was put in paradise And started the night It was long ago We are children of paradise We are the children of paradise Who didn't obey When we followed the wrong advise We wandered astray We are the children of paradise In search of the light It was long ago