When this whole 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 got a nickel
I got a nickel
Shiny and new
I'm gonna buy me all kinds of candy
That's what I'm gonna do
Oh, the wonders that I find
In the playground in my mind
In a world that it used to be
Close your eyes and follow me
Where the children laugh
And the children play
And we sing a song all day
My girl will send it
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 they play
In a playground in my mind
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