Story Behind The Song
This was just something on my mind one day
Song Description
This is about adults who get away with abusing children, how the law fails to protect children
| Song Length |
4:11 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless |
Subject |
Frustration |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
B Long ago when you were young, I watched you lose your Faith
B I was there to hold your hand the day you learned to hate (1 bar)
B Ya, I recall that summer day when we were only 10
B That day the tears ran down your face, still see it now and then
Chorus
E What gave them the right to treat you like they did?
B What gave them the right, they act so innocent
E What gave them the right to do the things they did?
F# I'll never know Wo Wo Wo, You were just a kid! B
2nd Verse
B Well years went by we rarely spoke, you never were the same
B Life goes on - you learned to cope, You learned to play their game
B Cause the man is never wrong, he said the kid did lie
B You can't trust your closest friend, when Justice closed its eyes
Chorus
E What gave them the right to treat you like they did?
B What gave them the right, they act so innocent
E What gave them the right to do the things they did?
F# I'll never know Wo Wo Wo, You were just a kid! B (2 bars) then into the bridge
Bridge:
E Well the day of reckoning - well it hasn't happened yet,
B They think they got a way cause they never paid the debt
E But there is always someone, that knows the things we do,
F# And he will meet them at the gates - when their lives are through F# (Slow down)
(Now jam) for ( 8 ) measures E B E F# E B
B Guess I should feel sorrow, for what will happen next,
B I remember teachings, about a millstone 'round their neck'
B Can--an you imagine, being- in their shoes that day,
B What comes around, still goes around, and God knows who's to blame
Chorus
E What gave them the right to treat you like they did?
B What gave them the right, they act so innocent
E What gave them the right to do the things they did?
F# I'll never know Wo Wo Wo, You were just a kid! B
B 2 measures You were just a kid!
B 2 measures You were just a kid
B 2 measures You were just a kid