once i knew a little girl who refused to eat
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she just banged her head against the floor and didn't sleep for a week
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both of her parents were mentally drained 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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that everything was okay
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so i called the social worker and said "something is wrong"
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she said "you know how she turns into a brat
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when she doesn't get what she wants
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i'll call ya later when i'm done playing with my dogs"
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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 runny nose and bruises on his thighs
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and i said "hey, what happened here?"
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he looked at me and said "well my dad he hates me"
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so i called the social worker confidentially and she called his mom
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and said "guess who thinks your husband is beating up your son?"
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next thing i knew that family packed up 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 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 c.p.s.
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and make sure the people working with kids have bigger hearts than the rest
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and if you wanna have a baby you'll hafta pass 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 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 "hey lady you're outrageous"
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she said "smarty-pants, you want a gold star?" i said
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"no i wanna bash your head in with a crowbar, but
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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 underwater 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?
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Hold My Hand
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| Kimya Dawson |
