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build strong children and repair broken men
invest in the youth but do not forget the men

the men that were so young
with their head against a gun
never taught right from wrong
and still dragged out of their slum

broken by a life of crime
or broken inside doing time
watching it go by
through the lines on their wrist
dreaming of a world that does not exist

a world they already hated
no opportunities to make it
a life that was negated
from the moment they were created

cursed by pigmentation
the constant alienation
a mother without occupation
a father without qualification

broken by their homes
and broken by the system
broken by dreams to just be
to live like the free

build strong children and repair broken men
invest in the youth but do not forget the men
do not forget the men because they will raise the youth
and strong children can not be built by broken men

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