Too much pain
Shame, love the kids, they everything to me
Ain't nothing better than seeing baby kings and queens
Innocent nature, pure behavior
Can't think of a better reason for the father to send a savior
This is major, much more than words on paper
But every time I turn around, we teaching to be haters
I ain't joking, alcohol and smoking
Illegitimate voting, satanic script quoting
Y'all know I ain't just blowing air out of my mouth
Should I begin on the things that we teach in the south?
Mad over skin color and social class
Send them to school every day and say I hope you pass
I'm sad
Homeless kids
Becoming a fan
And over half of my partners grew up with no dad
And those that have one could have been fine without
Cause parents seem to forget what being a child is about
I'm reaching out
Reach out and touch the kids if you can
Children seem too much pain
In our pain
Reach out and touch the kids if you can
Children seem too much pain
In our pain
Adoption and abortion are rising in large proportions
And I ain't even gonna speak on ill divorces
Remorse is running low when the soul's overdosed
Don't take responsibility and we know it's your fault
Who gon' step up to bat and have they back?
Will I be the only MC speaking for kids in my rap?
And I don't care about where you come from or where you live
35 and can't get over what happened when you was 10
Stop that now, you got a child of your own
And you raising them like you
A replica clone, let it be known
You on a path that's wide
And you scared to jump over to this narrow side
Don't wanna give up your pride
Cause that's your best friend
But your child's hurting inside and that's your next of kin
While you grin, *** a cigarette and start to light up
The media use your child as another writer
I'm reaching out
Reach out and touch the kids if you can
Children seem too much pain
In our pain
Reach out and touch the kids if you can


Children seem too much pain
In our pain
I wish there was a bright side to what I have to say
Just one glimpse of sunlight, can I get one ray?
Some say, it's up to the system to do it
But it takes you to activate, so what y'all doing?
Oh, can't get a job or go to college and such
But make sure that your kids can, cause life is rough
Children are dying off, precious boys all around you
Boys and girls, and I'm tired of those commercials depicting the third world
You sit back, crack a six-pack and get nice
While little kids are in the ghetto, fighting over rice
Runaways, living life on the street
Ten years old, selling a body to put shoes on her feet
And mama don't care, cause daddy ain't there
So now they gotta suffer, cause your life ain't fair
And rappers, you know there's more that you can do
Kids are dying three blocks away from your video shoot
Reach out and touch the kids if you can
Children seem too much pain in our name
Reach out and touch the kids if you can
Children seem too much pain in our name
Reach out and touch the kids if you can
I just hope that's it
The Lord will save all of us kids from bad people
And people who don't care about us
Because us kids are very important
And God wants us to be very happy
Besides, what would the world be without us children?
Children
Reach out and touch the kids if you can
Children seem too much pain in our name
Reach out and touch the kids if you can

Children seem too much pain in our name
Yeah!
Children seem too much pain in our name
Reach out and touch the kids if you can
Too much pain
Reach out and touch the kids if you can
Reach out, to hurt, to move, hey
Reach out, to hurt, to move, hey
Reach out
To hurt, to move, hey
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