What's The Matter Here?
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โฑ๏ธ 4:51 duration
๐ ID: 311218
๐ Lyrics
That young boy without a name
Anywhere I'd know his face
In this city the kid's my favorite
I've seen him, I've seen a
I see him every day
Seen him run outside
Looking for a place to hide
From his father
The kid half naked
And said to myself
"Oh, what's the matter here?
I'm tired of the excuses
Everybody uses
He's their kid
I stay out of it
But who gave you the right
To do this?
We live on Morgan Street
Just ten feet between
And his mother, I never see her
But her screams and cussing
I hear them every day
Threats like
If you don't mind
I will beat on your behind
Slap you, slap you silly
Made me say
"Oh, what's the matter here?
I'm tired of the excuses
Everybody uses
He's your kid
Do as you see fit
But get this through
That I don't approve
Of what you did
To your own flesh and blood
I have heard the excuses
Everybody uses
He's your kid
Do as you see fit
But get this through
That I don't approve
Of what you did
To your own flesh and blood
If you don't sit
In your chair straight
I'll take this belt
From around my waist
And don't you think
That I won't use it
Answer me and take your time
What could be the awful crime
He could do at so young an age?
If I'm the only witness to your madness
Offer me some words to balance
Out what I see and what I hear
All these cold and rude
Things that you do
I suppose you do
Because he belongs to you
And instead of love
And the feel of warmth
You've given him these cuts
And sores that don't heal with time or his age
And I want to say, "Hi"
Want to say
"What's the matter here?"
But I don't dare say
"What's the matter here?"
But I don't dare say
Anywhere I'd know his face
In this city the kid's my favorite
I've seen him, I've seen a
I see him every day
Seen him run outside
Looking for a place to hide
From his father
The kid half naked
And said to myself
"Oh, what's the matter here?
I'm tired of the excuses
Everybody uses
He's their kid
I stay out of it
But who gave you the right
To do this?
We live on Morgan Street
Just ten feet between
And his mother, I never see her
But her screams and cussing
I hear them every day
Threats like
If you don't mind
I will beat on your behind
Slap you, slap you silly
Made me say
"Oh, what's the matter here?
I'm tired of the excuses
Everybody uses
He's your kid
Do as you see fit
But get this through
That I don't approve
Of what you did
To your own flesh and blood
I have heard the excuses
Everybody uses
He's your kid
Do as you see fit
But get this through
That I don't approve
Of what you did
To your own flesh and blood
If you don't sit
In your chair straight
I'll take this belt
From around my waist
And don't you think
That I won't use it
Answer me and take your time
What could be the awful crime
He could do at so young an age?
If I'm the only witness to your madness
Offer me some words to balance
Out what I see and what I hear
All these cold and rude
Things that you do
I suppose you do
Because he belongs to you
And instead of love
And the feel of warmth
You've given him these cuts
And sores that don't heal with time or his age
And I want to say, "Hi"
Want to say
"What's the matter here?"
But I don't dare say
"What's the matter here?"
But I don't dare say
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:24.29] That young boy without a name
[00:25.99] Anywhere I'd know his face
[00:27.75] In this city the kid's my favorite
[00:31.34] I've seen him, I've seen a
[00:34.42] I see him every day
[00:40.64] Seen him run outside
[00:43.16] Looking for a place to hide
[00:46.15] From his father
[00:48.25] The kid half naked
[00:50.50] And said to myself
[00:53.66] "Oh, what's the matter here?
[00:59.50] I'm tired of the excuses
[01:02.39] Everybody uses
[01:04.36] He's their kid
[01:06.28] I stay out of it
[01:09.38] But who gave you the right
[01:13.92] To do this?
[01:17.02] We live on Morgan Street
[01:19.38] Just ten feet between
[01:22.06] And his mother, I never see her
[01:25.94] But her screams and cussing
[01:29.56] I hear them every day
[01:35.91] Threats like
[01:37.66] If you don't mind
[01:38.98] I will beat on your behind
[01:41.56] Slap you, slap you silly
[01:45.35] Made me say
[01:48.83] "Oh, what's the matter here?
[01:55.54] I'm tired of the excuses
[01:57.70] Everybody uses
[01:59.68] He's your kid
[02:01.54] Do as you see fit
[02:04.99] But get this through
[02:07.13] That I don't approve
[02:09.58] Of what you did
[02:10.62] To your own flesh and blood
[02:16.33]
[02:49.06] I have heard the excuses
[02:53.25] Everybody uses
[02:55.06] He's your kid
[02:56.42] Do as you see fit
[02:59.95] But get this through
[03:02.33] That I don't approve
[03:04.22] Of what you did
[03:05.84] To your own flesh and blood
[03:14.40] If you don't sit
[03:19.10] In your chair straight
[03:21.51] I'll take this belt
[03:23.72] From around my waist
[03:26.53] And don't you think
[03:28.89] That I won't use it
[03:31.38] Answer me and take your time
[03:33.67] What could be the awful crime
[03:35.95] He could do at so young an age?
[03:40.00] If I'm the only witness to your madness
[03:43.23] Offer me some words to balance
[03:45.84] Out what I see and what I hear
[03:49.36] All these cold and rude
[03:52.79] Things that you do
[03:55.18] I suppose you do
[03:56.80] Because he belongs to you
[03:58.99] And instead of love
[04:01.16] And the feel of warmth
[04:02.44] You've given him these cuts
[04:04.19] And sores that don't heal with time or his age
[04:11.19] And I want to say, "Hi"
[04:16.54] Want to say
[04:20.20] "What's the matter here?"
[04:25.27] But I don't dare say
[04:30.09] "What's the matter here?"
[04:34.77] But I don't dare say
[04:41.60]
[00:25.99] Anywhere I'd know his face
[00:27.75] In this city the kid's my favorite
[00:31.34] I've seen him, I've seen a
[00:34.42] I see him every day
[00:40.64] Seen him run outside
[00:43.16] Looking for a place to hide
[00:46.15] From his father
[00:48.25] The kid half naked
[00:50.50] And said to myself
[00:53.66] "Oh, what's the matter here?
[00:59.50] I'm tired of the excuses
[01:02.39] Everybody uses
[01:04.36] He's their kid
[01:06.28] I stay out of it
[01:09.38] But who gave you the right
[01:13.92] To do this?
[01:17.02] We live on Morgan Street
[01:19.38] Just ten feet between
[01:22.06] And his mother, I never see her
[01:25.94] But her screams and cussing
[01:29.56] I hear them every day
[01:35.91] Threats like
[01:37.66] If you don't mind
[01:38.98] I will beat on your behind
[01:41.56] Slap you, slap you silly
[01:45.35] Made me say
[01:48.83] "Oh, what's the matter here?
[01:55.54] I'm tired of the excuses
[01:57.70] Everybody uses
[01:59.68] He's your kid
[02:01.54] Do as you see fit
[02:04.99] But get this through
[02:07.13] That I don't approve
[02:09.58] Of what you did
[02:10.62] To your own flesh and blood
[02:16.33]
[02:49.06] I have heard the excuses
[02:53.25] Everybody uses
[02:55.06] He's your kid
[02:56.42] Do as you see fit
[02:59.95] But get this through
[03:02.33] That I don't approve
[03:04.22] Of what you did
[03:05.84] To your own flesh and blood
[03:14.40] If you don't sit
[03:19.10] In your chair straight
[03:21.51] I'll take this belt
[03:23.72] From around my waist
[03:26.53] And don't you think
[03:28.89] That I won't use it
[03:31.38] Answer me and take your time
[03:33.67] What could be the awful crime
[03:35.95] He could do at so young an age?
[03:40.00] If I'm the only witness to your madness
[03:43.23] Offer me some words to balance
[03:45.84] Out what I see and what I hear
[03:49.36] All these cold and rude
[03:52.79] Things that you do
[03:55.18] I suppose you do
[03:56.80] Because he belongs to you
[03:58.99] And instead of love
[04:01.16] And the feel of warmth
[04:02.44] You've given him these cuts
[04:04.19] And sores that don't heal with time or his age
[04:11.19] And I want to say, "Hi"
[04:16.54] Want to say
[04:20.20] "What's the matter here?"
[04:25.27] But I don't dare say
[04:30.09] "What's the matter here?"
[04:34.77] But I don't dare say
[04:41.60]