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This is the world I meant
Couldn't you listen?
Couldn't you stay content?
Safe behind walls, as I could not

Now you know what's out there in the world
No one can prepare you for the world, even I
How could I, who loved you as you were
How could I have shielded you from her or them?

No matter what you say
Children won't listen
No matter what you know
Children refuse to learn

Guide them along the way
Still they won't listen
Children can only grow
From something you love
To something you lose
This is the world I meant   Couldn't you listen?   Couldn't you stay content?   Safe behind walls, as I could not      Now you know what's out there in the world   No one can prepare you for the world, even I   How could I, who loved you as you were   How could I have shielded you from her or them?      No matter what you say   Children won't listen   No matter what you know   Children refuse to learn      Guide them along the way   Still they won't listen   Children can only grow   From something you love   To something you lose