Babyface - How come, how long - radio edit lyrics

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 kind of man And he abused her love, treated her so bad There was not enough education in her world That could save the 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 ourselves, 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 look for the signs And maybe next time, we may 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 heart as well as your eyes I, on occasion met that guy He stirred up feeling deep inside, something about him wasn't right The way he proves himself a man By beatin' his woman with his hands, oh, I wish that she was still alive How can someone like that call himself a man, he's not a man 'Cause in reality, he's far more less than that And we cannot ignore at all, whenever we see the signs 'Cause any kind of abuse, God knows is 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 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 heart as well as your eyes Say, open up your eyes, today Don't let it be too late Open up your hearts and do it right away