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Once I knew a little girl |
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Who refused to eat |
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She just banged her head against the floor and |
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Didn't sleep for a week |
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Both of her parents were mentally delayed and they |
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Lived in constant fear that their daughter would be taken away |
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So instead of getting help they just pretended |
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Everything was okay |
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So I called the social worker and said |
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Something is wrong, she said |
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You know how she turns into a brat when she doesn't get what she wants |
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I'll call you later when I'm done playing with my dog |
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Sometimes the world is dark and cold |
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And no matter what I'm told |
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I'm scared and I'm alone and I'm five years old |
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Will you hold my hand? |
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Once I knew a little guy |
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Runny nose and bruises on his thighs and I said hey |
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What happened here |
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He looked at me and said |
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Well my dad he hates me |
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So I called the social worker confidentially |
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And she called his mom and said |
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Guess who thinks your husband is beating up your son |
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Next thing I knew that family packed up |
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And they were gone |
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Back pressed flat against the wall |
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And they hit me with a ball |
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Pretend it didn't hurt at all |
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Will you hold my hand? |
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Maybe I'll call Oprah |
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There must be something she can do |
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I'll say I'm fat and I'm black and I'm sick of seeing little kids feel blue |
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And me and Oprah we will fix CPS |
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And we'll make sure that people working with kids have bigger hearts than the rest |
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And if you want to have a baby |
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You'll have to past a test |
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It sucks when for a little kid living means lying |
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And the only place you feel safe is pretending your flying |
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And you'd rather be caught dead that be caught crying |
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Will you hold my hand? |
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Abuse and neglect are highly contagious so |
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I called that social worker up and I said |
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Hey lady you're outrageous |
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She said smarty pants |
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You want a gold star? |
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I said no I wanna bash your head in |
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With a crowbar |
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But the cycle of violence has to end somewhere |
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Come and take a swim with me |
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We'll wait under water patiently |
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For the output of endorphins as we're swallowed by the sea |
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Will you hold my hand? |
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Will you hold my hand? |
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Will you hold my hand? |