1995
Kid in the Park
Composed by 
Ricky Ian Gordon
Ricky Ian Gordon Text by 
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes Genius Child: A Cycle of 10 Songs Song Collection
"Kid in the Park" is the third song in Ricky Ian Gordon's song cycle Genius Child.
Text
Kid in the Park
by Langston Hughes
Lonely little question mark
on a bench in the park:
See the people passing by?
See the airplanes in the sky?
See the birds
flying home
before
dark?
Home’s just around
the corner
there–
but not really
anywhere.
–The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, p. 376
Sheet Music
Genius Child
Ricky Ian Gordon
1. Winter Moon
2. Genius Child
3. Kid in the Park
4. To Be Somebody
5. Troubled Woman
6. Strange Hurt: Long Version
7. Strange Hurt: Short Version
8. Prayer
9. Border Line
10. My People
11. Joy
2. Genius Child
3. Kid in the Park
4. To Be Somebody
5. Troubled Woman
6. Strange Hurt: Long Version
7. Strange Hurt: Short Version
8. Prayer
9. Border Line
10. My People
11. Joy