No the kids are not alright
And neither is the system
These self-proclaimed professionals
Don’t take the time to listen.
I understand work pressures
Lack of hours in a day
But it takes 30 seconds
Just to ask ‘are you ok?’
They promise us the world
And then they don’t deliver
And then we get forgotten
Like little slips and slivers.
So when you see that closed off boy
Or that sad, lonely girl
Just think maybe you could be the one
That opens up their world.
It only takes a smile
Or a firm grip of the hand
Just a little gesture
To show you understand.
‘Cause no the kids are not alright
And neither is the system
But maybe one day that could all change
If we took the time to listen.
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