mmm la la yeah yeah yeah
oh oh oh
hey hey
that young boy without a name
anywhere i’d know his face
in this city the kid’s my favorite
i’ve seen him seen him
i see him every day
i’ve seen him run outside
looking for a place to hide
from his father the kid halfnaked
and i said to myself
oh what’s the matter here
i’m tired of the excuses everybody uses
he’s their kid i stay out of it
but who gave you the right to do this
we live on morgan street
just ten feet between and his mother
i never see her but her screams and cussing
i hear them every day
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threats like if you don’t mind
i will beat on your behind
slap you
slap you silly made me say hey hey hey
oh what’s the matter here
i’m tired of the excuses everybody uses
he’s your kid do as you see as you see fit
but get this through that i don’t approve
of what you did to your own flesh and blood
i have heard the excuses everybody uses
he’s your kid do as you see fit
but get this through that i don’t approve
of what you did to your own flesh and blood
if you don’t sit in your chair straight
i’ll take this belt from around my waist
and don’t you think that i won’t use it
answer me and take your time
what could be the awful crime
he could do at so young an age
if i’m the only witness to your madness
offer me some words to balance out
what i see and what i hear
all these cold and rude things that you do
i suppose you do because he belongs to you
and instead of love and the feel of warmth
you’ve given him these cuts and sores
that don’t heal with time or with age
and i want
to say yeah
want to say hey hey hey yeah
what’s the matter here
but i don’t dare say hey hey yeah
what’s the matter here
but i don’t dare say hey hey
Artist: 10 000 Maniacs
Year: 1988
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 172