Michael Jackson

Released: May 5, 1973

Songwriter: Sylvia Moy Vicki Basemore Henry “Hank” Cosby

Producer: Freddie Perren Fonce Mizell

With the Child's Heart
Go face the worries of the day
With the child’s heart
Turn each problem into play

No need to worry, no need to fear
Just being alive makes it all so very clear

With the child's heart
Nothing can ever get you down
With a child's heart
You’ve got no reason to frown

Love is as welcome
As a sunny, sunny day
No grown-up thoughts
To lead our hearts astray

Take life easy, so easy, nice and easy
Like a child, so gay and so carefree
Yeah

The whole world smiles with you
As you go your merry way

Oh with a child's heart
Nothing's gonna get me, nothing's gonna get
Nothing's gonna get me down
Oh with a child's heart
Nothing's gonna get me, nothing's gonna get
Nothing’s gonna get me down

Oh with a child’s heart
Sing nothing's gonna get me, nothing’s gonna get
Nothing's gonna get me down
Oh with a child's heart
Sing nothing's gonna get me, nothing’s gonna get
Nothing's gonna get me down

Oh with a child's heart
Sing nothing's gonna get me, nothing's gonna get
Nothing's gonna get me down
Oh with a child's heart
Sing nothing's gonna get me, nothing's gonna get
Nothing's gonna get me down

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Jackson began his career when he was seven years old as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, breaking into stardom in 1969 after signing into Motown. The Jackson 5’s first four singles all peaked at number one on the Billboard 100, and soon after Michael pursued a solo career.

His breakthrough fifth album, 1979’s Off The Wall produced four top ten hits (including “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”) and sold 20 million copies, establishing him as a household name. The album was followed with 1982’s Thriller, which became the best selling album of all time, and was the first album to feature seven top 10 singles, including “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.”

In 1985, Michael contributed to the collaboration single “We Are The World”, which remains one of the best-selling singles of all time and raised nearly $65 million for famine relief.

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