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 got a nickel I got a nickel shiny and new I'm gonna buy me all kinds of candy That's what I'm gonna do All 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 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 See the little children 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 So happy in the playground in my mind