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Troubled youth


 

 
 
 
Opened my eyes 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saw through these lies
 
 
 
 
 
 
To Simply advise 
 
 
 
 
 
 
That all this youth 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stripped from the truth ,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I held my urge of irruption
 
 
 
 
 
 
Overwhelmed by all this corruption 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All to deny 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What fell from the sky
 
 
 
 
 
 
The children crying 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From all this lying
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mom, I gotta tell you 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This ain't what I thought it'd be like
 
 
 
 
 
 
He's a fag and she's a dyke 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Since when did people quit and strike
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
They're  manners, morals and ethics
 
 
 
 
 
 
Judging others and feeling so epic.
 
 
 
 
 
 
They find a thrill and rush 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To gain upon and bust
 
 
 
 
 
On other children
 
 
 
 
 
Brothers and sisters
 
 
 
 
 
He's a drug dealer and she's a Stripper,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This ain't how's it supposed to be
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pointing fingers and belittling me
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shouldn't we be young, wild , and free
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Opening our eyes wide to see
 
 
 
 
 
 
That we are all one 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One under God, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One under all 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No difference between y'all
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Two eyes and two ears
 
 
 
 
 
 
Only changing through the years 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Growing and learning
 
 
 
 
 
 
Knowing and yearning
 
 
 
 
 
 
To find this thing I've heard called
 
 
 
 
 
 
Happiness ,
 
 
 
 
The ultimate goal
 
 
 
 
 
 
Conceived from your soul 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Some think its money 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Some think its  fame
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All are so hungry 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To stray from the pain
 
 
 
 
 
 
Don't judge each other
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cause we're all the same
 
 
 
 
 
 
One goal in life
 
 
 
 
 
 
We don't need to claim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Happiness 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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