Intro
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verse 1
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Theres a boy who plays down in the coal yard
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His mother just got her divorce
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And everyday he goes a little hungry
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And takes it as a matter of course
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Tho' he's never really known a daddy
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He's never had too many toys
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He believes in a heart filled with hope
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Somewhere theres a glimmer of joy
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And often I have pondered the question
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In my own way I am but one
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Why must the beautiful children
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Pay for what we have done
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And if anything was ever said or written
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That I hold in my heart to be true
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It is suffer little children
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Come unto me
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You will all be rewarded and loved
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In the Kingdom with me
verse 2
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Theres a girl who plays down in the getto
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They come and put her brother back in jail
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And everyday you see her on the sidewalks
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Waitin' on his love in the mail
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And tho' she kinda' likes the social worker
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And the Foster family really doesn't mind
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'Cause she believes in a heart filled with hope
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Someone will come forward and be kind
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And often I have pondered the question
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Lord in my own way I am but one
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Why must the beautiful children
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Pay for what we have done
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And if anything was ever said or written
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That I hold in my heart to be true
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It is suffer little children to
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Come unto me
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You will all be rewarded and loved
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In the Kingdom with me
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In the Kingdom with me