Livin' In A World (They Didn't Make)
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Children are called the future of an adult world
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They are born with spirits so innocent
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'till we teach them how to hate
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Add to the world's confusion
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We teach our kids rules
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That we don't adhere to ourselves
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Right or wrong
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What example can they take
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The people they learn from
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Forge the ideas we become
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Chorus:
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Livin' in a world they didn't make
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Livin' in a world that's filled with hate
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Livin' in a world where grown-ups break the rules
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Livin' in a world they didn't make
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Paying for a lot of adult mistakes
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How much of this madness can they take
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Our children
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Children grow to become our young adults
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Problems of the world
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They must learn how to confront
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Doing drugs and joining gangs to rebel
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Colors show they belong
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To the social override
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'cause they're living in a space
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They feel out of place
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Livin' in a world they didn't make
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Livin' in a world that's filled with hate
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Livin' in a world where all the grown-ups break the rules
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Livin' in a world we didn't make
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Paying for a lot of adult mistakes
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How much of this madness can we take
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As children
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Let's Dance
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Janet Jackson |