Romanovsky And Phillips - One Of The Enemy lyrics

(This song was suggested to me by a high school teacher who said that being unable to defend h*mos**uality makes him feel like he is "one of the oppressors" in the eyes of his gay and lesbian students. the enemy is everyone, gay or straight, who pa**ively supports oppression by their silence.) Every day I go to work I'm there to teach integrity But how can I teach anything With a closet door in front of me 'Cause when I look out at the faces One or two see through the lies And when I look right back at them I see the pain of my own youth in their eyes And it breaks my heart And it makes me feel ashamed to wear this mask Each day from 8 to 3 I can't reach out To the ones who need a friend So I must pretend to be One of the enemy Every year a hundred faces Staring blindly up at me How I want to tell the truth Instead of teaching history But for job security I don't dare say a word And so my good intentions fade And my thoughts of love are left unheard And it hurts my pride And I hate to have to hide myself away Each day from 8 to 3 I can't reach out To the ones who need a friend So I must pretend to be One of the enemy To the boys who leave the girls behind To the girls with more than boyfriends On their minds I can't reach out To the ones who need a friend So I must pretend to be I must pretend Maybe someday I'll find a way (Some day soon I'll find a way) To comfort them (to calm their fears) And let them know that things will change If they can make it through these years