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Shoulda Known Better

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Shoulda Known Better

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A baby girl without a homeTragedy's reign left her aloneI guess I shoulda known betterBut she's a citizen of the worldA right to life her cry's unheardI guess I shoulda known betterWhy why why whyPart of the revolutionReady for real solutionsWe won't accept excusesWe tolerate no abusesCause I don't want my face to beThat poster child for being naiveWhy why why whyI guess I shoulda known betterHeadlines are real or just the newsBetween the lines there's human truthI guess I shoulda known betterEach day I'm faced with irony butJust can't feel casual about casualties noI guess I shoulda known betterI guess I shoulda known betterWhy why why whyPart of the revolutionReady for real solutionsWe won't accept excusesWe tolerate no abusesCause I don't want my face to beThat poster child for being naiveWhy why why whyI guess I shoulda known betterIt's never the critic that countsCause critics only wanna talkWhile enlightened minds and open heartsTogether make this world a better placeAwakening a better choiceIt only starts if you lift your voiceAnd say I shoulda known betterAnd so next time I'll know betterWhy why why whyPart of the revolutionReady for real solutionsWe won't accept excusesWe tolerate no abusesCause I don't want my face to beThat poster child for being naiveWhy why why whyI guess I shoulda known betterWhy why why whyI guess I shoulda known betterI had this great epiphanyAnd rhythm nation was the dreamI guess next time I'll know better
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