Tony Henry - Little People With Burdens lyrics

[Intro:] Mic check Mic check, one, two, one, two Yeah, aight, let's do it [Verse 1: Willie D] Heaven lift her spirits 'cause he robbed her of her childhood Forced himself on her body and he smiled good She wanted to tell but she felt so ashamed When her teacher asked what was wrong she couldn't explain It happened again, each time he was a little drunker What made it so bad, it was her uncle Don't be surprised 'cause when a child gets molested, yo Often it's by somebody they know She finally got the courage to tell her mom And her mom went off, started fussing like it was all her fault Told to respect our elders but when our elders act filthy And you protect them, you JUST as guilty! She's not guilty, the girl needs love and compa**ion [?] Since he took her body but he'll never take her innocence And all the parents with boys take a breather They ain't safe either [Hook: Tony Henry] It's sad to say but our children are being abused Give them love and protection is all we've got to do You're not alone 'cause deep inside my heart is also hurting I feel your [?], little people with burdens [Verse 2: Willie D] She took an infant child's life and she did about three And the judge let her go scot free, couldn't of been me Cause I'd of left [?] [?] hell freezed over And that's cold but it gets colder Little man, ain't got nothing to eat Barely got shoes on his feet, his dad's a deadbeat He wants to be an athlete but he can't 'Cause Pops spent the money for the physical exam [?] Nobody to love who would love her back So, at 14 she got pregnant and shacked Up with a dude who twice her age It ain't enough time in the day, she used to make straight A's The suicide rate is at an all time high Shorty ain't started to feel yet, he want to die He gets bullied at school, at home he takes a bruising Can't win for losing, little people with burdens [Hook: Tony Henry] It's sad to say but our children are being abused Give them love and protection is all we've got to do You're not alone 'cause deep inside my heart is also hurting I feel your [?], little people with burdens [Verse 3: Willie D] Little people with burdens, I know it's hard I know it's hard but take your burdens to the Lord And when life throws you curve balls don't strike out I've been in your shoes, I know exactly what I'm talking about So there's the dude with the crack rock on the corner I talk to my man, he don't really wanna Slang, but he feels he has no recourse But the paper chase and make his neighborhood unsafe Never hustle when you lay your head in further [?] Don't let the streets seduce you, don't you know you the future? The girl next door never got any hugs And her parents wonder why she do d** Hang out with thugs, and do things she can't mention And always in juvenile detention They bought her everything that money couldn't mention But all she wanted was attention, little people with burdens [Hook: Tony Henry] It's sad to say but our children are being abused Give them love and protection is all we've got to do You're not alone 'cause deep inside my heart is also hurting I feel your [?], little people with burdens X2 [Outro: Willie D] So what you gonna do? We in the state of emergency but you got people out there that like they can't hear the Lord If this was about money We'd probably be the midst of a war by now So if you're in a situation where you feel where you can't get out Trust me, there's always a way out Ain't nobody got the right to abuse you Not your momma, not your daddy, not friends of the family, nobody! It's a sad existence when every time you pick up the newspaper Or watch television, you see Some kid getting abducted, or abused or k**ed Today's abused kid is tomorrow's abusive adult Think about that