[ti:How Come How Long]
[ar:Babyface]
[al:The Day]
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[00:23.35]There was a girl I used to know
[00:27.42]She was oh so beautiful
[00:30.62]She's not here anymore
[00:35.69]She had a college degree
[00:39.19]Smart as anyone could be
[00:42.22]Had so much to live for
[00:46.74]But she fell in love
[00:49.44]With the wrong kind of man
[00:52.53]He abused her love and treated her so bad
[00:58.14]There was not enough education in her world
[01:04.38]That could save the life of this little girl
[01:10.60]How come, how long
[01:13.43]It's not right, it's so wrong
[01:16.69]Do we let it just go on
[01:19.43]Turn our backs and carry on
[01:22.45]Wake up, for it's too late
[01:25.30]Right now, we can't wait
[01:28.41]She won't have a second try
[01:31.38]Open up your hearts
[01:33.81]As well as your eyes
[01:46.76]She tried to give a cry for help
[01:50.44]She even blamed things on herself
[01:53.49]But no one came to her aid
[01:59.15]Nothing was wrong far as we could tell
[02:02.26]That's what we'd like to tell ourselves
[02:05.41]But no, it wasn't that way
[02:09.56]So she fell in love
[02:12.66]With the wrong kind of man
[02:15.85]And she paid with her life
[02:18.06]For loving that man
[02:21.35]So we cannot ignore,
[02:23.97]We must look for the signs
[02:27.77]And maybe next time
[02:29.95]We might save somebody's life
[02:33.95]How come, how long
[02:36.58]It's not right, it's so wrong
[02:39.61]Do we let it just go on
[02:42.50]Turn our backs and carry on
[02:45.59]Wake up, for it's too late
[02:48.25]Right now, we can't wait
[02:51.23]She won't have a second try
[02:54.37]Open up your hearts
[02:56.59]As well as your eyes
[03:20.32]Oh I on occasion met that guy
[03:25.38]It's been a feeling deep inside
[03:28.55]Some about it wasn't right
[03:33.70]The way he proves himself a man
[03:37.25]By beating his woman with his hands
[03:40.46]Always wishing that she'd seen the light
[03:44.81]How can someone like that call himself a man
[03:49.81]He's not a man
[03:50.80]In reality, he's far more less than
[03:56.50]And we cannot ignore
[03:58.97]Whenever we see the signs
[04:02.65]Cause any kind of abuse
[04:04.60]God knows, it's a crime
[04:08.61]How come, how long
[04:11.44]It's not right, it's so wrong
[04:14.46]Do we let it just go on
[04:17.43]Turn our backs and carry on
[04:20.41]Wake up, for it's too late
[04:23.36]Right now, we can't wait
[04:26.51]She won't have a second try
[04:29.44]Open up your hearts As well as your eyes