It's another day at school and he's just walking out the door
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Got his ruck sack on his back and his feet dragging on the
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floor
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Always late, but when he's questioned he can't think of what to
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say
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Hows the bruises from the teacher he's hoping that they go away
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Even though his mom and dad they both got problems of their own
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Caught in a catch 22 but he'd still rather be at home
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Crys himself to sleep and prays when he wakes up things might
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have changed
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But everythings still the same
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(But didn't you say) You always said that I should speak up,
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Mmm....
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But it seems like all the things you said to me before mean
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nothing at all
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Because...
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[Chorus:]
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I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
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Thats why I'm late for school (but you never listen)
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Instead you always seem to end up blaming me for things I didn't
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do (For what it's worth)
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I didn't even want to tell you anything incase it made things
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worse (Just so you know)
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Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
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Hey Mom and Dad it hurts
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[Verse 2:]
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Everyday keeps on repeating like the record on replay
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Slowly getting off the bus with Johnny waiting at the gates
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Like a friend smiling and waiveing and called him out his name
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Put his arm around his neck whats up now gimme all your change
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Too afraid to make a scene or plead with him to let him go
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He just takes whatevers coming, feels the pain with every blow
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Trys in vain to make himself be heard as soon as he gets home
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But everythings still the same...
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(But didn't you say) You always said that I should speak up,
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Mmm....
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But it seems like all the things you said to me before mean
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nothing at all
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Because...
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[Chorus:]
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I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
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Thats why I'm late for school (but you never listen)
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Instead you always seem to end up blaming me for things I didn't
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do (For what it's worth)
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I didn't even want to tell you anything incase it made things
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worse (Just so you know)
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Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
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Hey Mom and Dad it hurts
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[Bridge:]
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You always said that I should speak up, Mmm...
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And to never be afraid to come and tell you if I needed to talk
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(If I needed to talk, Yeah)
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Well I don't know the meaning of love, Mmm...
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Cause it seems like all the things you said to me before mean
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nothing at all
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(Mean nothing at all)
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Because....
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[Chorus 3x (Fade Out):]
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I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
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Thats why I'm late for school (but you never listen)
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Instead you always seem to end up blaming me for things I didn't
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do (For what it's worth)
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I didn't even want to tell you anything incase it made things
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worse (Just so you know)
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Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
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Hey Mom and Dad it hurts
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Johnny
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| Craig David |
