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've seen him every day.
I've seen him run outside looking for a place to hide
From his father,
The kid half naked, 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 cursing, I hear them every day.

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 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 on this 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 age.

And I want, to say that, want to say
"What's the matter here?"
But I don't dare say.
"What's the matter here?"
But I don't dare say
"Hey."

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