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I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID IW ATNED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A JKID I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID NO ONE EVER LET ME BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A STUPID KID WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY HAD TO LIE FOR THE SAFETY OF HER FAMILY I WANTED TO BE A KID WHO DIDN'T KNOW THE PAINS OF THE REAL WORLD I WANTED TO BE A KID I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO KNOW ALL THESE SURVIVAL INSTINCTS WHEN I SHOULD'VE BEEN PLAYING IN MY BACKYARD WHEN I SHOULD'VE BEEN STUPID AND WHEN I SHOULD'VE BEEN IN IGNORANT BLISS BUT I NEVER GOT TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE ALLOWED TO BE A KID INSTEAD OF IN CONSTANT AGONIZING FEAR I WANTED TO BE A KID
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Aug 18, 2020
Aug 18, 2020 at 5:18 PM UTC
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I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID IW ATNED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A JKID I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID NO ONE EVER LET ME BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A STUPID KID WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY HAD TO LIE FOR THE SAFETY OF HER FAMILY I WANTED TO BE A KID WHO DIDN'T KNOW THE PAINS OF THE REAL WORLD I WANTED TO BE A KID I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO KNOW ALL THESE SURVIVAL INSTINCTS WHEN I SHOULD'VE BEEN PLAYING IN MY BACKYARD WHEN I SHOULD'VE BEEN STUPID AND WHEN I SHOULD'VE BEEN IN IGNORANT BLISS BUT I NEVER GOT TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE A KID I WANTED TO BE ALLOWED TO BE A KID INSTEAD OF IN CONSTANT AGONIZING FEAR I WANTED TO BE A KID
I never had the chance to be a kid
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Aug 18, 2020
Aug 18, 2020 at 5:18 PM UTC
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