Violence begets violence, hate begets hate
this issue must end before it's too late
it's one thing to spank, quite another to beat
whether its done at home or out in the street
public embarrassment just angers your kid
resentment will grow of which you'll never be rid
families then broken bonds forever lost
public beatings have a terrible cost
this circle exists and there is no denying
in the end what you'll find is a parent who's crying
wondering why their kids have lost all respect
when their beatings have been a form of neglect
sparing the rod is not spoiling the child
when it's most often the rod that makes the youth wild
parents wake up, if it's fear that you want
what you will gain are regrets that forever will haunt
your child needs you to be their greatest hero
don't treat them in a way that you appear as a zero
the mother in Baltimore in that brief little session
has taught to her son a truly terrible lesson
there's a form of discipline, one that's way over the line
that when their child misbehaves, they've learned that beatings are fine
you see beatings get passed down to the next generation
when the kids beat their own kids, it's a regeneration
nobody's been listening, the problem's not gone
the circle continues and the beating goes on
May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015 at 1:14 PM UTC
Violence begets violence, hate begets hate
this issue must end before it's too late
it's one thing to spank, quite another to beat
whether its done at home or out in the street
public embarrassment just angers your kid
resentment will grow of which you'll never be rid
families then broken bonds forever lost
public beatings have a terrible cost
this circle exists and there is no denying
in the end what you'll find is a parent who's crying
wondering why their kids have lost all respect
when their beatings have been a form of neglect
sparing the rod is not spoiling the child
when it's most often the rod that makes the youth wild
parents wake up, if it's fear that you want
what you will gain are regrets that forever will haunt
your child needs you to be their greatest hero
don't treat them in a way that you appear as a zero
the mother in Baltimore in that brief little session
has taught to her son a truly terrible lesson
there's a form of discipline, one that's way over the line
that when their child misbehaves, they've learned that beatings are fine
you see beatings get passed down to the next generation
when the kids beat their own kids, it's a regeneration
nobody's been listening, the problem's not gone
the circle continues and the beating goes on
