Living with Drama
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A young boy wakes up in a house full of corruption
His family’s always fighting–arguing and cursin’
He tries his best–the problem to find
But the more he tries, the more he runs out of time
So he leaves to go to school, his heart heavy with grief
Problems at home, and the kid who got beef
So for him not to loose all of his teeth
He’s got to stand back–at least 30 feet
Problems in the classroom
Didn’t study for the test he had to take
The boy begins to think
I need to take a break
What’s my reasoning for being in school?
Might as well be like the dropouts–they seem cool
Is there a really a future in this for myself?
Head down on his knees–he’s not feeling like himself
Wednesday night prayer meeting
The young boy heads off to church
He really doesn’t want to because he’s feeling really hurt
He goes to the sanctuary–everyone looks up starin’
He feels very heavy pain inside but it seems that no one’s carin’
He’s looking for answers
He’s looking for peace
But all he finds is hypocrisy
Copywrited (c) 2009 by Bryan Patterson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)