When this old world is getting 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 were 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 la la la...