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Kids First

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Kids First

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Treating that right, broken so bad

You made a vow, never get mad

You play the game, though it's unfair

They're all the same, who can compare?

First you lose trust, and you get worried

Night after night, ball after call

Dropping like flies, who woke you up

On the front lawn, [?]

It's not your house, where'd you go wrong?

First you get hurt, and you feel sorry

Flying like a cannonball, fall up to the earth

Hold me as a veteran, who eat the dirt

I am not the lucky one, I do not deserve

Way you went forever when doing that first

First you get hurt, and you feel sorry

Then comes a time, when it's short line

Turn into a round, get a re-ride

Call it a dog, not in his soul

Ticking up clocks, gravities pull

First you get close, then you get buried

Flying like a cannonball, fall up to the earth

Hold me as a veteran, who eat the dirt

I am not the lucky one, I do not deserve

Way you went forever when doing that first

First you get hurt, then you feel sorry

You're going silent, the silent treatment

It's not a valid now, don't deny what you make

You get excited, you got excited

You got a feeling for, at least you can pretend

You wanna light it, you wanna light it

You wanna light it now and can't afford more things

You get excited, you got excited

Flying like a cannonball, fall up to the earth

Hold me as a veteran, who eat the dirt

I am not the lucky one, I do not deserve

Way you went forever when doing that first

Flying like a cannonball, fall up to the earth

Hold me as a veteran, who eat the dirt

I am not the lucky one, I do not deserve

Way you went forever when doing that first

First you get hurt, then you feel sorry

First you get close, then you get buried

First you get hurt, then you feel sorry

First you get close, then you get buried

You wanna light it, you wanna light it

You wanna light it now and can't afford more things

You wanna light it, you wanna light it

You wanna light it now and can't afford more things

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