Kimya Dawson - Hold my hand

^FOnce I knew a little girl ^GWho refused to eat ^CShe just banged her head against the floor and ^FDidn t sleep for a week ^FBoth of her pa^Grents were mentally delayed and they ^CLived in constant fear ^Fthat their daughter would be taken away ^FSo instead of ^Ggetting help they just pretended Everything wa^Cs okay C So I cal^Fled the social worker and said ^GSomething is wrong she said ^CYou know how s^Fhe turns into a brat when she doesn t get what she wants ^FI ll call you^G later when I m^C done playing with my dog C ^FSometimes the^G world is dar^Ck and cold ^{F F}And no matter what^G I m told ^{C F} I m scared a^Fnd I m alone and I m fiv^Ge years old ^{C F F}Will you hold my ^Ghand ^C C ^FOnce I knew a little guy ^GRu^Cnny nose and bruises on his thighs and I said hey What happened^F here ^FHe looked at me and said ^GWe^Cll my dad he hates me C So I called ^Fthe social worker confidentially ^GAnd she called his mom and said ^CGuess who thin^Fks your husband is beating up your son ^FNext thing I kne^Gw that family packed up And they w^Cere gone C ^FBack pres^Gsed fl^Cat against the wal^Fl ^FAnd they hit me w^Gith a ball ^{C F F}Pretend it didn t ^Ghurt at al^Cl ^{F F}Will you hold my^G hand ^C C ^FMaybe I ll call Oprah There mu^Gst be something she can do I ll say I m f^Cat ^Fand I m black and I m sick of seeing little kids feel blue ^FAnd me and Op^Grah we will fix CPS A^Cnd we l^Fl make sure that people working with kids have bigger hearts than the rest ^FAnd if you want to have a baby ^GYou ll ^Chave to past a test C It s^Fucks when for a l^Gittle kid livi^Cng means lying ^F And the only pla^Fce you ^Gfeel safe is pretending ^Cyou're flying ^F And^F you d rather b^Ge caught dead tha^Cn be caught crying^{F F}Will you hold m^Gy hand ^C C ^FAbuse^G and neglect are highly contagious so ^CI called that social worker up and I said ^FHey lady you re outrageous ^FShe said smarty pants ^GYou want a gold star I said no I ^Cwanna bash your head in ^FWith a crowbar But the c^Fycle of violen^Gce has to end somewhere C ^FCome and take a sw^Gim with me^{C F F}We ll wait under water patien^Gtly ^{C F F}For the output of endorphins as^G we re swallowed by the sea ^{C F F}Will you hold m^Gy hand ^{C F}Will you hold m^Gy hand ^{C F}Will you hold m^Gy hand ^C