What are your favorite rock songs about children, and hope for them in the future?

Loggins and Messina's House at Pooh Corner "House At Pooh Corner" Christopher Robin and I walked along Under branches lit up by the moon Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore As our days disappeared all too soon But I've wandered much further today than I should And I can't seem to find my way back to the wood So help me if you can, I've got to get Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one You'd be surprised, there's so much to be done Count all the bees in the hive Chase all the clouds from the sky Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do Got a honey jar stuck on his nose He came to me asking help and advise And from here no one knows where he goes So I sent him to ask of the owl if he's there How to loosen the jar from the nose of a bear So help me if you can, I've got to get Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one You'd be surprised, there's so much to be done Count all the bees in the hive Chase all the clouds from the sky Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh It's hard to explain how a few precious things Seem to follow throughout all our lives After all's said and done I was watching my son Sleeping there with my bear by his side So I tucked him in, kissed him And as I was going I swear that old bear whispered Boy, welcome home! Believe me if you can, I've got to get Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one What do you know, there's so much to be done Count all the bees in the hive Chase all the clouds from the sky Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh Back to the ways of Christopher Robin and Pooh Back to the ways of Pooh

White Lion "When the Children Cry"

Beautiful Boy   Teach Your Children     Glory Days   Growing Up   I'm 18  

The Velvet Underground: "Rock and Roll"

These classics by Peter, Paul and Mary: Right Field (this song was written for me, I am quite sure): Puff the Magic Dragon!! Moonshadow, by Cat Stevens Peace Train, Yusuf Islam (Cat :)

This is more pop than rock, and it's pretty cheesy, but it has a positive message. Jefferson Airplane -- Planes Grace Slick is downright creepy in this video. I love Planes Jet Aircraft I love Planes Jet Aircraft He was just a little boy and he sat there in his school And the little girl in the very next chair she thought he was so cool And she watched him draw and draw Planes and wings and flying things Even during tests he'd keep on drawing And his mother didn't want him and his father was always working so he Just set his head to the center of the sky and dreamed of FLYING at first like a leaf floating in the air Now like an eagle soaring there FLYING Great roaring engines now will lift my wings Rockets now and spacecraft to the center of the sky I'm getting ready for a great leap forward Ready for a leap in the pool Ready to touch the stars again Ready to go back to school Puttin' the pieces together Put on your wings and come with me and Fly fly fly to the center of the sky let's go Flying I love Planes Experimental Aircraft I love Planes Jet Jet Jet Aircraft Breaking through The sound barrier Into Into the Light And the little boy is still like a little boy and he met another little girl and they made another little boy And the new little guy still loves planes and flying things And both his mother and father love him and Hold him and hug him whenever he needs it and Soon we'll send him lovingly to the center of the sky and teach him Flying and Dreaming and Vision True Flying I love Planes Jet Aircraft I love Planes Sensual Aircraft

David Bowie's Kooks from the great Hunky Dory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iXEG3hMxjY Will you stay in our lovers' story If you stay you won't be sorry 'Cause we believe in you Soon you'll grow so take a chance With a couple of kooks Hung up on romancing We bought a lot of things To keep you warm and dry And a funny old crib on which the paint won't dry I bought you a pair of shoes A trumpet you can blow And a book of rules On what to say to people When they pick on you 'Cause if you stay with us you're gonna be pretty kooky too And if you ever have to go to school Remember how they messed up this old fool Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads 'Cause I'm not much cop at punching other people's Dads And if the homework brings you down Then we'll throw it on the fire And take the car down town Written for his infant son Zowie Bowie. Years later David wrote another song for his fully grown son (now calling himself Duncan Jones) on his album Heathen called Everyone Says 'Hi' which I think beautifully bookends the earlier song,

"I Can" by . Lyrics (from Rap Genius) http://rapgenius.com/1308253/Nas-i-can/Hook-nas http://rapgenius.com/20342/Nas-i-can/Kids] http://rapgenius.com/921450/Nas-i-can/I-know-i-can-i-know-i-can-be-what-i-wanna-be-be-what-i-wanna-be-if-i-work-hard-at-it-if-i-work-hard-it-ill-be-where-i-wanna-be-ill-be-where-i-wanna-be [Verse 1] Be, http://rapgenius.com/1130485/Nas-i-can/B-boys-and-girls-listen-up http://rapgenius.com/322613/Nas-i-can/You-can-be-anything-in-the-world http://rapgenius.com/20676/Nas-i-can/In-god-we-trust http://rapgenius.com/20351/Nas-i-can/An-architect-doctor-maybe-an-actress http://rapgenius.com/921451/Nas-i-can/But-nothing-comes-easy-it-takes-much-practice http://rapgenius.com/2160179/Nas-i-can/Like-i-met-a-woman-whos-becoming-a-star-she-was-very-beautiful-leaving-people-in-awe http://rapgenius.com/20365/Nas-i-can/Singing-songs-lena-horne-but-the-younger-version http://rapgenius.com/20355/Nas-i-can/Hung-with-the-wrong-person http://rapgenius.com/1737305/Nas-i-can/Got-her-strung-on-that-heroin-cocaine-sniffing-up-drugs-all-in-her-nose http://rapgenius.com/20358/Nas-i-can/Couldve-died-so-young-now-looks-ugly-and-old http://rapgenius.com/20359/Nas-i-can/No-fun-cause-when-she-reaches-for-hugs-people-hold-their-breath-cause-she-smells-of-corrosion-and-death http://rapgenius.com/270028/Nas-i-can/Watch-the-company-you-keep-and-the-crowd-you-bring http://rapgenius.com/1130487/Nas-i-can/Cause-they-came-to-do-drugs-and-you-came-to-sing So if you gonna be the best, I'mma tell you how Put your hands in the air, and take the vow [Hook] [Verse 2] http://rapgenius.com/322628/Nas-i-can/Be-b-boys-and-girls-listen-again http://rapgenius.com/20361/Nas-i-can/This-is-for-grown-looking-girls-whos-only-10 http://rapgenius.com/322621/Nas-i-can/The-ones-who-watch-videos-and-do-what-they-see http://rapgenius.com/20363/Nas-i-can/As-cute-as-can-be-up-in-the-club-with-fake-id http://rapgenius.com/20364/Nas-i-can/Careful-fore-you-meet-a-man-with-hiv http://rapgenius.com/20366/Nas-i-can/You-can-host-the-tv-like-oprah-winfrey-whatever-you-decide-be-careful-some-men-be-rapists-so-act-your-age-dont-pretend-to-be-older-than-you-are-give-yourself-time-to-grow-you-thinking-he-can-give-you-wealth, http://rapgenius.com/20367/Nas-i-can/But-so-young-boys-you-can-use-a-lot-of-help-you-know http://rapgenius.com/44629/Nas-i-can/You-thinkin-lifes-all-about-smokin-weed-and-ice-you-dont-wanna-be-my-age-and-cant-read-and-right http://rapgenius.com/20371/Nas-i-can/Begging-different-women-for-a-place-to-sleep-at-night http://rapgenius.com/322629/Nas-i-can/Smart-boys-turn-to-men-and-do-whatever-they-wish http://rapgenius.com/848982/Nas-i-can/If-you-believe-you-can-achieve-then-say-it-like-this [Hook] [Verse 3] http://rapgenius.com/270140/Nas-i-can/Be-be-fore-we-came-to-this-country http://rapgenius.com/20374/Nas-i-can/We-were-kings-and-queens-never-porch-monkeys http://rapgenius.com/615104/Nas-i-can/There-was-empires-in-africa-called-kush http://rapgenius.com/20695/Nas-i-can/Timbuktu-where-every-race-came-to-get-books-to-learn-from-black-teachers-who-taught-greeks-and-romans http://rapgenius.com/20376/Nas-i-can/Asian-arabs-and-gave-them-gold-when-gold-was-converted-to-money-it-all-changed http://rapgenius.com/140818/Nas-i-can/Money-then-became-empowerment-for-europeans http://rapgenius.com/1001543/Nas-i-can/The-persian-military-invaded-they-heard-about-the-gold-the-teachings-and-everything-sacred http://rapgenius.com/270141/Nas-i-can/Africa-was-almost-robbed-naked http://rapgenius.com/1796025/Nas-i-can/Slavery-was-money-so-they-began-making-slave-ships http://rapgenius.com/20381/Nas-i-can/Egypt-was-the-place-that-alexander-the-great-went-he-was-so-shocked-at-the-mountains-with-black-faces http://rapgenius.com/20699/Nas-i-can/Shot-up-they-nose http://rapgenius.com/270149/Nas-i-can/To-impose-what-basically-still-goes-on-today-you-see http://rapgenius.com/270155/Nas-i-can/If-the-truth-is-told-the-youth-can-grow-they-learn-to-survive-until-they-gain-control http://rapgenius.com/1130489/Nas-i-can/Nobody-says-you-have-to-be-gangstas-hoes http://rapgenius.com/337373/Nas-i-can/Read-more-learn-more-change-the-globe http://rapgenius.com/2151190/Nas-i-can/Ghetto-children-do-your-thing-hold-your-head-up-little-man-youre-a-king-young-princess-when-you-get-your-wedding-ring-your-man-is-saying-shes-my-queen

What? No Whitney Houston? Man I couldn't escape this song in like 6th grade. The Greatest Love of All