When this old world gets 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 we're gonna do

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 in the playground in my mind
La la la…