Prejudice reveals in all its glory When you go outside you'll hear the marshmallow cry Just like you the masses always bore me Try to make a difference but it's hard to get by How would you feel when you're all alone Out on your own and nowhere to belong
There's a rape going on down in broad daylight Everyone on the street's messing with your mind Don't be mad - don't be sad - baby don't be a fool Being different is so cool
Racism is not a different story Yes - it's my own choice - but must I kill myself inside Turning heads and doors will close before me Thousand of rejections makes it hard to get by Where would we be when we're all the same Nothing to lose no and nothing to gain
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Dreaming of awakenings in a different light Take me back to childhood - wash the sand out of my eyes Aaaah - find a reason
Take me to the river where the water makes you young and wise Give it to me - just a song for the world Give me a reason to live - to be heard But who will be there to see Who will be there to feel No one ever listens in this merry-go-round