Released: October 12, 1989
Songwriter: Maurice Starr
Producer: Maurice Starr
[Intro]
This is a very serious message
So all of you please listen
[Verse 1]
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’ve got to learn to love one another
Just remember, they could be us
Remember, we all are brothers
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not trying to darken up your day
But help others in need
And show them there’s a better way
[Chorus]
This one’s for the children
The children of the world
This one’s for the children
May God keep them in His throne
[Verse 2]
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 are tomorrow
And people, they’ve got to know
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not trying to darken up your day
But help others in need
And show them there’s a better way
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
This one’s, for the children
(It’s only for the children, the children of the world)
This one’s, for the children
This one’s, for the children
(Only for the children)
This one’s, for the children
(The children of the world)
This one’s, for the children
(Many people are happy
Many people are sad)
This one’s, for the children
(But this one’s for the children
And I’m so glad)
This one’s, for the children
(The children of the world)
This one’s, for the children
(Many people are happy
Many people are sad)
This one’s, for the children
(But this one’s for the children
And I’m so glad)
This is a very serious message
So all of you please listen
[Verse 1]
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’ve got to learn to love one another
Just remember, they could be us
Remember, we all are brothers
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not trying to darken up your day
But help others in need
And show them there’s a better way
[Chorus]
This one’s for the children
The children of the world
This one’s for the children
May God keep them in His throne
[Verse 2]
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 are tomorrow
And people, they’ve got to know
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not trying to darken up your day
But help others in need
And show them there’s a better way
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
This one’s, for the children
(It’s only for the children, the children of the world)
This one’s, for the children
This one’s, for the children
(Only for the children)
This one’s, for the children
(The children of the world)
This one’s, for the children
(Many people are happy
Many people are sad)
This one’s, for the children
(But this one’s for the children
And I’m so glad)
This one’s, for the children
(The children of the world)
This one’s, for the children
(Many people are happy
Many people are sad)
This one’s, for the children
(But this one’s for the children
And I’m so glad)
more tracks from the album
Merry, Merry Christmas
- Funky, Funky Xmas
- Little Drummer Boy
- Last Night I Saw Santa Claus
- I’ll Be Missing You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)
- This One’s for the Children
- White Christmas
- I Still Believe in Santa Claus
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- Merry, Merry Christmas
- This One’s for the Children (Reprise)
From the albums
- Merry, Merry Christmas (1989)
- Tour Souvenir Collection (1991)
- H.I.T.S. (1991)
- Greatest Hits (1999)
- #1's (2005)
New Kids on the Block popular songs
- Step by Step
- You Got It (The Right Stuff)
- Please Don’t Go Girl
- I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- Girls
- Looking Like Danger
- Hangin’ Tough
- Let’s Play House
- Keepin’ My Fingers Crossed
- You Got It
- Miss You More
- Click Click Click
- What’cha Gonna Do (About It)
- Angel Of Love
- Fighting Gravity
- Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind)
- Tonight
- I Still Believe in Santa Claus
- Summertime
- Where Do I Go from Here?
- White Christmas
- One Song
- This One’s for the Children