4 p. M% n* D; X: _8 qDark night broken lights Z8 f: G( D5 B2 t% p+ l# B4 `1 N2 a
A boy on the corner with his hands held high - A8 G* s* K0 V5 gHe sees a gun sees an eye " {! y, X! M$ JBut he'd rather get shot than give it up : `" T8 ~+ k: y3 A. v& X: \ 2 ~# w5 l: ?! w+ UWorks for a violent man . l7 J/ J; W3 Z# C: O. |# ?Who expects to get money when he sees him again " Z/ [$ t; X3 J0 y6 k! }- G# YAnd if he doesn't die on the corner tonight4 |2 M: g9 ]& ?& Q
It won't take too long to catch him5 b* ~; V3 I& x( Q7 I
7 G. Y7 B7 ~% _* o- r" G8 A4 WChildren throw their lives away yeah , k: T! N% S3 I, j! |. Z! d& J' yA little more dying every day " n8 q; d2 h+ N$ q# J; x$ t: L0 K5 k; b, q% x+ J1 d9 F1 i
Little young man he ain't got a lot% A% h! p- x' I' U! s8 Z1 ~3 x
But he'd sell his whole world just to get what you've got9 i: t# C) m0 ~( c$ j+ `( ?3 J
He's not even sure if his body's hooked 9 [" g1 ]5 |' H! p$ GBut if he gets a little higher he could fly away+ G' a1 C2 w- }3 a( G! g
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Little young lady watch her children play7 N8 g& a4 N- B* F: ~
There's two outside and one on the way ) a; F1 ^* J. _. S2 |) U. H" KShe hasn't seen her man in a thousand days 3 ~3 Q# L, X9 [# i X$ g# T6 D2 r# z0 OSince the police came around and took him away5 c0 ^5 h2 o( Z# B! M
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Children throw their lives away/ Y( G5 n! s% o6 r4 d1 ]
A little more dying every day1 i( q; g( R5 l" s
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Children throw their lives away7 ~- z, N7 J2 E* H' J9 A
A little more dying every day # z4 `2 d9 D; G) e - \& G' j+ h" C+ EChildren throw their lives away yeah: G* m/ O6 `9 l- x1 O! _" U! g
A little more dying every day' L; U, ]7 _0 [7 `5 ~0 w
: F* x0 R1 s7 }# G8 u! lSirens scream through the empty streets* ]$ g; E8 T2 u) p0 f* _
Headed to the scene of another mistake, u/ e3 `) \" m8 H- _, v& }
One man hanging on the edge of life # S- b" d9 f( u& Q' k# T' S8 AThe other one thrown in a bag' y$ A. U) e& G3 ]4 ~
6 p: z2 a0 J9 h9 L& @+ Z; P. GThe children watch the children think& l4 R4 z- _( x' k' A' B
That the bottom line is that nothing's free( f8 u; i. Z5 `. i* S9 N
But it doesn't take much to end a life ! `3 O8 j0 T2 x6 O8 EWhen the thoughts stop coming out straight , F7 k8 i) M6 _4 f' [: F ) W9 L% A2 Y$ r& |: @, Y) cChildren throw their lives away# ~2 a* E+ {6 N7 T: O, g
A little more every day
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Eva Cassidy 1988 do Álbum Live At Blues Valley 9 J* d/ Y7 i9 F# HThey call it stormy Monday but Tuesday's just as bad . v9 F6 ]! K4 R/ V. e0 q% ^They call it stormy Monday but Tuesday's just as bad( ~8 y0 X8 h J0 X1 G
Wednesday is worse and Thursday's also sad ( x( `1 s6 Z" n0 ?" ? " f- `2 B9 x0 d3 g# J! R0 r. TThe eagle flies on Friday; Saturday I go out to play3 ?+ X5 `9 a3 N5 C1 G9 Q5 t
The eagle flies on Friday; Saturday I go out to play ; I0 _' O! R; E# K: B5 | ZSunday I go to church, hmm ,) R- z! Y' e/ \& I# e2 X
That's when I get down on my knees and pray4 \1 O1 B8 d8 I
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I said Lord have mercy, ; n/ p# S, Q7 Z6 OOh Lord, Lord, Lord have mercy on me ! ^. \5 p' _, j9 YYeah Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord have mercy on me % P5 e3 X( ?& n1 I( jDon't you know I'm just trying to find my baby4 V6 u, y) i% f0 P* W
Won't somebody please send him on home to me/ `, {# @0 k+ l) `
Oh yeah ) x' ]0 N, ]' F3 ^ ! D$ V6 c. J2 G& v9 y+ d% w- J: pLord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me, 8 t6 |4 Z6 B4 F( s0 U5 XLord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me,7 {8 ^1 P" ^" ^4 t3 _# V3 x" }
Don't you know I'm just trying to find my baby7 `6 }1 t0 r6 B# s3 N4 U
Won't somebody please send him on home to me