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I Was Only A Kid


They say listen to your elders Thats what I did I did everything he told me I was only a kid He used us and hurt us Broke our childhood apart He blames it on us That was only the start Many machines to use No protection indeed Smallest was a bruise For the hospital we'd plead Making minimum wage For hard work and great pain In a hot room With nothing to gain I come home Wth some money and hope To get my mom happy Or at least to not mope I was really hoping that this was a dream Since this reality can not be what it seems I want this all over I want my childhood back I want to play games I'm going crack
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Gladys4557
here is my child labor one

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