All the girls and boys have gone away
  They never really had much to say
  They took off all their clothes and their shoes
  Politely asked to be excused
  
  They're the children on parade
  They have a secret they can share
  They're the children on parade
  And nobody knows
  And nobody knows
  
  All the broken toys lie on the floor
  There's no more laughter from down the hall
  Mirror, mirror, mirror on the wall
  Whatever could have happened to them all
  
  They're the children on parade
  They have a secret that they share
  They're the children on parade
  And nobody knows
  And nobody knows
  
  All across the world just yesterday
  All the boys and girls just went away
  They left without their clothes or their shoes
  I'd love to someday hear all the news
  
  About the children on parade
  And all the secrets that they share
  Now they're the children on parade
  And nobody knows...