He was forced to join a gang at 12
Wished his Daddy had never left
Yeah, they liked his tough-guy attitude
The truth is, he was scared to death
But you must protect your family
From all the shadows on the streets
Even if it means you will betray
The very truth you once believed
~~~*Chorus*~~~
It could mean his life
To try and break away
The burden’s are building
They crush him more each day
He won’t look you in the eyes
Afraid of what he knows you’ll find
A child’s heart that’s beating scared
Abandoning that someone cares
Someone out there
~~*~~
By 21 he’d killed five men
But justified it to himself
Wore tattooed-tears to remember them
Sure he’d saved somebody else
He despised the man he had become
But told himself that they were worse
Convinced there was no other way
Get them before they get you first
~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Someone out there understand
Someone intervene
It’s not the life his Mama planned
Some one save him please
He’s young, he’s lost, he’s tired, and scared
Yeah, he needs someone
Someone out there
~~*~~
~~~*Chorus*~~~
It could mean his life
To try and break away
The burden’s are building
They crush him more each day
He won’t look you in the eyes
Afraid of what he knows you’ll find
A child’s heart that’s beating scared
Abandoning that someone cares
Someone out there
~~*~~
Oh...
Someone out there...
Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
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