There was a girl
I used to know
She was oh
so beautiful
But she's not
here anymore
She had a
college degree
Smart as anyone
could be
She had so much
to live for
But she fell
in love with
the wrong
kinda man
He abused her
love and treated
her so bad
There was not
enough education
in her world
that could save
life of this
little girl
How come
how long
It's not right
it's so wrong
Do we let
it just go on
Turn our backs
and carry on
Wake up
for it's
too late
Right now
we can't wait
She won't have
a second try
Open up your
hearts
As well
as your eyes
She tried to
give a cry
for help
she even blamed
things on herself
But no one came
to her aid
Nothing was wrong
as far as
we could tell
That's what
we'd like to
tell our self
But no
it wasn't
that way
So she fell
in love
With the
wrong kinda man
And she paid
with her life for
loving that man
So we
cannot ignore
we must look
for the signs
And maybe next
time we must save
somebody's life
How come
how long
It's not right
it's so wrong
Do we let
it just go on
Turn our backs
and carry on
Wake up
for it's
too late
Right now
we can't wait
She won't have
a second try
Open up
your hearts
As well
as your eyes
Oh I on occasion
met that guy
It's been a
feeling deep inside
Some about it
wasn't right
Oh The way
he proves
himself a man
By beating his
woman with
his hands
Always wishing
that she'd seen
the light
How can someone
like that call
himself a man
He's not a man
caz' in reality
he's far
more less than
And we
cannot ignore
Whenever we
see the signs
Cause any
kind of abuse
God knows
it's a crime
How come
how long
It's not right
it's so wrong
Do we let
it just go on
Turn our backs
and carry on
Wake up
for it's
too late
Right now
we can't wait
She won't have
a second try
Open up your
hearts As well
as your eyes