They All Told Me, "No!"

 

I did what I could

 even thought I was good

until I figured a little help wouldn't hurt

 

But what I didn't know

 was asking messed up the flow

Boy, they treated me like dirt

 

They had so much

riches galore, I just want to

 touch

 

Could they not even spare a dime

 let alone a little of their time

using fame as their crutch

 

I had to go it alone

 nobody to help me on the phone

I had to go it all alone

 

At first I didn't have the faith

 saying so many prayers

starting at the eighth

 

But as I started to grow

people let me know

I was all I needed to glow

 

Mama, they all told me no

when I had nowhere else to go

Just wanting to belong

and for people to hear my song

 

Mama, they all told me to go

didn't care that they hurt me so

I prayed to God up above

that somebody would show me love

 

I wonder if they remember me

Are they still too busy

 that they can't see

I know i still find the time

 to stop and say hello

or have a glass of wine

 

I remember the ones who cared

even those who laughed or even

 just stared

What happened to me

 will happen again

I just hope the road won't be as hard

 but there'll be a happy end

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. ohhhh ... what a song and what a prayer ... and you have touched upon something so critical ... i think the common term for it is "life skills" ... and based on my observations ... they're not taught as well as they can be taught ... hence it's a bumpy ride ... perhaps the focus of education needs to change ... this is a very powerful piece of writing ... and these three lines especially are extremely poignant ...

What happened to me
will happen again
I just hope the road won't be as hard