Growing up too fast Lyrics

you ain't gonna find any four-leaf clovers
on this children's playin' field
all we got 'round here is dog-s*** and broken glass
Young Billy, the neighbourhood kid
found something lyin' out on that street
now he wants to be the ''dealer-man'' to all his new friends...
this ain't no place to raise your kid
and the government don't give a d***
out of sight that's out of mind
as a young life slips thru the cracks

growing-up
growing-up
growing-up too fast

rumour has it Sally got pregnant
for the very first time
out here behind that playground swing
I can't help but wonder what it's like
for a girl that just turned fifteen
to start playin'' mommy with the real thing...
now she's caught in that vicious circle
between welfare and working the streets
she ain't thinkin' too much about tomorrow
tonight, there's a baby to feed
growing-up
growing-up
growing-up too fast

now Billy smokes that pipe
and dreams of better dreams
he loads that pistol and swears he's gonna make a change
and Sally never listened to the warnings
'bout takin' crazy chances
and look how she's just fading away...
they got Billy one night in a drive-by
that kid went down hard and never got up again
and Sally fell victim to that virus
you know, the one with the funny little name
growing-up
growing-up
growing-up too fast

across this city
a family sits down to dinner
and as they start watching the evening news
someone starts talking
about all those lost Christian values
and what the police should really do
must be nice when you got all the answers
but my friend, I don't think you got a clue
remember when your point your finger
three fingers are pointing tight back at you

growing-up
growing-up
growing-up too fast