Why do you shy away from me?
My pretty little one
Was it something that I said
Or something that you've done?
To bad I can't remember
What went on last night?
Did your mama kill the bottle?
Or, did I win the fight?
Jack be nimble
Jill be quick
Gotta dodge that candle stick
Too many hearts get broken every day.
Try to dodge the words and fists
Mom turns away while Daddy hits
Ain't got no class, when you’re beaten,
Black and blue
Walking on a high wire ledge
Razor sharp with a double edge
No where to turn
No coast is clear
Jack be nimble Jill be quick
You’ve got to dodge that candle stick
A child’s life is no place for such pain & fear
How can you stop a disease that has no cure?
Well they try different things still no one is sure
Why we treat our most prized like dirt and don't care
Then give your love to a bottle
And ignore their share
Can't grow up straight fed on doubt and fear
Crying out for love but no one can hear
Just learn to drown the pain and hide the tears
Jack be nimble
Jill be quick
Gotta break this chain,
Gotta break it quick
Wake up with some hope for the new born day.
David.Finestone@gmail.com
