From the recording Stomping Grounds
Inspired by my many years volunteering for the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program, serving abused and neglected children in the foster care system by being a child's voice in court https://www.californiacasa.org/.
Lyrics
Every Child’s Eyes
I drive a bus for Central Valley Schools
The children know to follow all the rules
the shy kids sit in front, the loud ones in the back
Good kids from the first one to the last
There's a Light in Every Child's Eyes
With smiles that can't be denied
An excitement for life and a hope that can't die
There's a light in Every Child's Eyes
Jason's from the new group foster home
His Mom's in rehab and his dad he's never known
He waves when I pull up and when I open the door
We talk about snakes and dinosaurs
There's a Light in Every Child's Eyes
With smiles that can't be denied
An excitement for life and a hope that can't die
There's a light in Every Child's Eyes
A CASA Volunteer wanted to meet
He said the boy's mom was back out on the street
I'm someone that Jason says he loves
Now my wife and I will never give him up
There's a Light in Every Child's Eyes
With smiles that can't be denied
An excitement for life and a hope that can't die
There's a light in Every Child's Eyes
When children can’t rely on grownups who should be there
It’s up to you and me to be the ones who care
There's a Light in Every Child's Eyes
With smiles that can't be denied
An excitement for life and a hope that can't die
There's a light in Every Child's Eyes
A light in Every Child's Eyes
A light in Every Child's Eyes
© Denis Loiseau, Maurice Byrne