Whois this child

Who is this child
That Ive never seen before?
Who is this child
That Ive not seen till this day?
Who dares to fall asleep
Outside my door?
If we should wait a while
Im sure shell go away
To be involved with this
Would surely not be wise
For in the final word
She means nothing to me
I learned the trick is
That we just avoid her eyes
And the question
What she means to
What is this life?
There will be other lives
Soon to arrive
Surely some will survive
She is but one
And there are many more
Each the same as any other
Who is this child?
What does she mean to me?
I close my eyes
And still her face
I seeShe is but one
Her kind is everywhere
Cant you see theres no way
I should care?
I need a moment now
I have to clear my mind
Is there a limit
LordJust to being kind?
There is no way in life
That each child can be saved
Should I be looking with regret
At every grave
There are no guarantees
In life she should be warned
Im not responsible
For this child being born
Im not responsible
In any kind of way
For every child that life can gather
What is this life?
There will be other lives
Soon to arrive
Surely some will survive
She is but one
And there are many more
Could this one life really matter?
Who is this child?
What does she mean to me?
I close my eyes
And still her face
I seeShe is but one
Her kind is everywhere
Cant you see theres no way
I should care?
And you see it in the night
And you feel that its out there
Its the arcing of a life
And its hanging in the air
Though I try to close my eyes
And pretend that
I dont know
In my heart
I just cant let it go
There has to be another way for me
A way that leads from this insanity
A way that leads from my destruction as
I sayCan you see it in the night?
Can you feel that its out there?
Its the arcing of a life
And its hanging in the air
Though I try to close my eyes
And pretend that
I dont know
In my heart
I just cant let it
Go