Kid Gone Astray

He waits every evening outside schoolyard gates Dealing death whoever wants to pay Hide your tears act much older than your years Can't you see it's building up this way? Just another kid gone astray Hey mamma, did you know just where your baby's gone Do you know she walks the streets at night Emergency, but you can't believe just what you see Read the news it happens every day Just another kid gone astray Don't bite the helping hand That reaches out to understand We all need a little time To put the reason to the rhyme Everbody has their day But sooner or later we're all gonna stray Gone astray Just like a loaded gun, finger on the trigger And having fun Nobody'd gonna stand in my way Don't lose touch, slip through my hands And out of reach Come onn back, we'll work it out someway The stakes are high, but you can't gamble with your life Can't you see I need you here today Just another kid gone astray