Girl Down The Way

There is a girl down the way

Who's heart silently screams

Because they have taken away

All of her dreams

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There's a boy over the hill

Who had a best friend

But their cruelty

Put that to an end

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There is a young woman

Who wanted to better herself

But now is the object

Of a sick man with wealth

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There is a young man

Who had such big goals in life

Cut down by evil ways

Like the blade of a knife

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They were our neighbors

Our classmates, our friends

The clerks at the store

And now their burden never ends

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No! We cannot let this be

We cannot let this stand

We will end this horror

We must now demand

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We all need that innocence

And a chance to be free

So let us not simply stand by

But make this their reality