The Wrong Child

Bill Berry / Michael Stipe / Mike Mills / Peter Buck

I've watched the children come and go
A late long march into spring
I sit and watch those children
Jump in the tall grass
Leap the sprinkler
Walk in the ground
Bicycle clothespin spokes
The sound the smell of swingset hands

I will try to sing a happy song
I'll try and make a happy game to play

Come play with me I whispered to my new found friend
Tell me what it's like to go outside
I've never been
Tell me what it's like to just go outside
I've never been
And I never will

I'm not supposed to be like this
I'm not supposed to be like this
But it's okay

Hey those kids are looking at me
I told my friend myself
Those kids are looking at me
They're laughing and they're running over here
They're laughing and they're running over here
What do I do?
What can I do?
What should I do?
What do I say?
What can I say?

I said I'm not supposed to be like this
Let's try to find a happy game to play
Let's try to find a happy game to play
I'm not supposed to be like this
But it's okay...okay

Trivia about the song The Wrong Child by R.E.M.

When was the song “The Wrong Child” released by R.E.M.?
The song The Wrong Child was released in 1988, on the album “Green”.
Who composed the song “The Wrong Child” by R.E.M.?
The song “The Wrong Child” by R.E.M. was composed by Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, and Peter Buck.

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