Songs of Childhood: Show Me

I'm kind of making a list of songs with lyrics about childhood that appeal to me -- celebrating childhood and the innocence and joy of it. The first one was on my LiveJournal page, and I'll probably eventually repost it here because you can only see it if you're on LJ and I friend you, but it was "You Never Know," by the Dave Matthews Band.

This time I'm inducting a song from the 80s into my "Songs of Childhood" hall of fame: it's "Show Me," by the Pretenders, from their "Learning to Crawl" album.

CHORUS:
Show me the meaning of the word	What word? We'll find out later.
Show me the meaning of the word
'Cause I've heard so much about it
They say, "Hey, you can't live without it"
Verse 1:
Welcome to the human race	Who is this song being sung to?
With its wars, disease and brutality	It's almost apologizing for how bad a job we've done taking care of this world.
You with your innocence and grace	I'm rather thinking it's being sung to a baby who's just been born.
Restore some pride and dignity
To a world in decline
Verse 2:
Welcome to a special place
In a heart of stone that's cold and gray	I love how it's still possible to make a special place in an often cold and hard world.
You with your angel face
Keep the despair at bay
Send it away, and
Chorus 2:
Show me the meaning of the word
Show me the meaning of the word
'Cause I've heard so much about it
I don't want to live without it
I don't want to live without it
Bridge:
Oh, I want love	Finally, this is the word: love.
I want love
I want love
Verse 3:
Welcome here from outer space	My favorite two lines of the song.
The Milky Way still in your eyes	A baby is a visitor to this world, in a way, an ambassador from somewhere else. What must they think of us?
You found yourself a hopeless case	The songwriter is gently making fun of herself.
One that's seeking perfection on earth	She calls herself foolish for seeking perfection in an imperfect world.
Some kind of rebirth, so	Perhaps we're all born perfect and lose that perfection with time. Deep message.
Chorus 3:
Show me the meaning of the word	The idea that a baby knows more about love than anybody else is also a deep message.
Show me the meaning of the word
'Cause I've heard so much about it
Don't make me live without it
Bridge 2:
Oh, love
I want love
I want
Love
I want love