When this whole world gets me downAnd there's no love to be foundI close my eyes and soon I findI'm in a playground in my mindWhere the children laughAnd the children playAnd we sing a song all dayMy name is MichaelI got a nickelI got a nickelShiny and newI'm gonna buy me all kinds of candyThat's what I'm gonna doOh, the wonders that I findIn the playground in my mindIn a world that it used to beClose your eyes and follow meWhere the children laughAnd the children playAnd we sing a song all dayMy girl will send itWhen we get marriedWe're gonna have a baby or twoWe're gonna let them visitTheir grandmaThat's what we're gonna doSee the little childrenLiving in a world that I left behindHappy little childrenIn the playground in my mindSee the little childrenSee how they playSo happy they playIn a playground in my mindLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-laLa-la-la-la