FROM THE DARKNESS TO THE LIGHT

~LOOKING UP~

~LOOKING UP~






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AS I LOOK UP AT WINDOWS
EVERYWHERE
I WONDER, TO MYSELF
WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THERE?????

ANOTHER CHILD CRYING ALONE
IN THE CORNER OF A FILTHY ROOM
 
ANOTHER WOMAN BEING BEATEN
BY A MAN WHO HAS BEEN DRINKING

A BABYS BONES BEING BROKEN
NO WORDS EVER SPOKEN

THAT SURE IS A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
FROM THE OUTSIDE

INSIDE 3 KIDS CRAWL
THROUGH TRASH ON THE FLOOR
NAKED, LOOKING FOR FOOD

OVER THERE A CHILD
SCREAMS IN TERROR
AS THE MAN COMES NEARER
KNOWING, WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN
AGAIN, AND AGAIN...

IN THAT APARTMENT
A GUN GOES OFF
BAM, BAM, BAM
3 PEOPLE DEAD
EVEN THE DOG
JUST TO STEAL
A LITTLE DRUGS

EVER WONDER WHAT GOES ON INSIDE THOSE WINDOWS?
ALL LOOKS WELL AND SO SERENE

ON THE OUTSIDE

WHAT REALLY GOES ON THAT WE DON'T SEE?

GUESS WE'LL READ IT IN THE NEWS
TOO LATE NOW TO DO ANY GOOD

SHOULD HAVE GONE THAT EXTRA MILE
HEARD THE NOISE, BUT DIDN'T STOP

JUST LOOKED UP...

LYNNE ©DARKNESS TO THE LIGHT 9/17/04





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