When this old world gets me down and there's no love to be found
I close my eyes and soon I find I'm in a playground in my mind
Where the children laugh and the children play
And we sing a song all day

My name is Michael, I've got a nickel
I've got a nickel shiny and new
I'm gonna buy me all kinds of candy
That's what I'm gonna do

In the wonders that I find in the playground in my mind
In a world that used to be, close your eyes and follow me
Where the children laugh and the children play
And we'll sing a song all day

My girl is Cindy, when we get married
We're gonna have a baby or two
We're gonna let them visit their grandma
That's what we're gonna do

See the little children
Living in a world that I left behind
Happy little children
In the playground in my mind
See the little children
See how they play so happy in the playground in my mind
La-la la-la la-la...