Story Behind The Song

The statistics about sex trafficking in the US and around the world are staggering. This is only possible when someone is able to dehumanize the victim. The song asks the perpetrators to look at that situation from the eyes of a father.

Song Description

Looks at human sex trafficking from the standpoint of the perpetrator.

Lyrics

If It Were Your Kid

You in that black car there on the corner
Looking at somebody's girl - somebody's daughter.
Turning a blind eye to what you are doing...
And you're looking at her as if she wasn't human

But if it were your kid, the one you took to school---
The one you sat and cried with when life could be so cruel
If it were your kid, would you want her on the street
headed into the back seat of a car
with someone like you?

You in the black car, you got your windows rolled down
You're calling her over - you're hoping shell come around
Maybe she's broken - maybe there's fear in her eyes
But you never seem to notice 'cause all you see is lies

But if it were your kid, the one you took to school---
The one you sat and cried with when life could be so cruel
If it were your kid, would you want her on the street
headed into the back seat of a car
with someone like you?

She may never have that first date, she may never go to prom
She may never have a daddy who will walk her down the aisle
And love will be a purchase with pain the only price
And she's learning all her lessons of life from someone like you.

But if it were your kid, the one you took to school---
The one you sat and cried with when life could be so cruel
If it were your kid, would you want her on the street
headed into the back seat of a car
with someone like you?



Copyright 2015 Char Seawell