This One’s For The Children, written by Al Lancellotti and Maurice Starr, was released as the only single of New Kids On The Block’s “Merry, Merry Christmas,” on October 12, 1989.
It is one of the nine songs, from the New Kids On The Block’s discography, that made it to the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
This One’s For The Children in the Billboard Charts
This One’s For The Children, after having been released as a single on October 12, 1989, made it quickly to the Billboard Hot 100, peaking the 7th position on January 6, 1990. It remained on the charts for 16 weeks.
This One’s For The Children – Official Video
This One’s For The Children – Lyrics
[Spoken] This is a very serious message, so all of you please listen.
There are some people living in this world
They have no food to eat, they have no place to go.
But we all are God’s children, we have to learn to love one another.
Just remember they could be us.
Remember we all are brothers.
I’m not trying to darken up your day.
But help others in need and show them there’s a better way.
This one’s for the children, the children of the world.
This one’s for the children.
May God keep them in His throne.
Many people are happy and many people are sad.
Some people have many things that others can only wish they had.
So, for the sake of the children, show them love’s the only way to go
‘Cause they’re our tomorrow, and people they’ve got to know.
I’m not trying to darken up your day.
But help others in need and show them there’s a better way.
This one’s for the children, the children of the world.
This one’s for the children.
May God keep them in His throne.
This one’s for the children, the children of the world.
This one’s for the children.
May God keep them in His throne.
The children of the world.
This one’s for the children.
This one’s for the children.
This one’s for the children.
This one’s for the children.
