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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 you're flying
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And you d rather be caught dead than 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