FROM THE DARKNESS TO THE LIGHT
~LOOKING UP~
~LOOKING UP~
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
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