I am a child of this world Suckled at the breast of my only mother Warmed by the fires of my father I have no other I am a child of this world Bathing in the waters of all my sisters Born upon the winds of all my brothers I have no other I hear the ancients calling, calling, calling All the ancestors calling Come home, come home, come home Come home, come home, sweetheart Ooh-ooh, ooh yeah No, no, no yeah Oh yeah No, no, no, no, no No other I am a child of this world Managed with the flesh of my only mother Forged in the fires of my father I have no other I am a child of this world Envisioning the hopes of all my brothers Healed by the courage of my sisters I have no other