Hold My Hand

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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?