A child with a wounded knee
cries out "take a look at me"
the tears stream her face
Œcause she fell right out of the race
she asks "can you fix it for me?"
i couldn¹t save her pride
she asks "can you finish for me?"
but i knew it just wouldn¹t be right
I told you once, i told you twice
i didn¹t really think i gave her bad advice
but now as i turn around i start to see
they didn¹t mean it for me
I jump back to a time i can hardly see
there i see a little girl the age of three
her daddy standing on the corner giving her a sign
but he just never really seemed to have the time
He said " i told you once, i told you twice"
i didn¹t really think he gave me bad advice
but now as i turn around i start to see
he didn¹t mean it for me
A girl sits with her child
she can¹t even let out a smile
the tears stream down her face
Œcause she pulled herself out of the race
she asks "how can this happen to me?"
i couldn¹t look her in the eye
she asks "can you take her for me?"
but i knew it just wouldn¹t be right
I said "i told you once, i told you twice"
i didn¹t really think i gave her bad advice
but now as i turn around i finally see
they didn¹t mean it for me