can you see what i see
open your sheltered
E Y E S
to the things people do
like the
M A N
that lives down the street
yesterday you saw a young
G I R L
you assumed it was his
D A U G H T E R
and paid her no attention
but she wasn't

can you see what i see
open your pretty
E Y E S
to the things people do
like the
W O M E N
down the street
that teenageish
B O Y
who you rumor to always be high
is only because she forces him
because if she goes to jail so will her
S O N
but you paid
him no attention