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Joe
There's a boy named Joe
He was always in trouble
In school and at home
He just couldn't win
Yeah, he didn't like
To tell people his secret
Guess I was an acception
Because he told me, oh
His dad beat his mama
Every night at his house
And he had to watch it
Wow, what a life
There was nothin' he could do
To stop his father
Because he'd get beat too
And no one really liked him
They all thought he was a jerk
But I'd be a jerk too
If I went through what he went through
I guess I've formed my own opinion
I'm going against the croud
I'm not gunna let his home life get him down
I'm gunna be there for him
Every step of the way
Even if he doesn't want me to be
Every day he'd come to school
Actin' like nothing was wrong
But I, yes I knew
That inside it was tearin' him apart
And everytime I passed him in the halls
I wanted to lay down and cry
Because I knew what no one else did
And no one really liked him
They all thought he was a jerk
But I'd be a jerk too
If I went through what he went through
I guess I've formed my own opinion
I'm going against the croud
I'm not gunna let his home life get him down
I'm gunna be there for him
Every step of the way
Even if he doesn't want me to be
I know this boy his name is Joe
Every night he sees his mama cry
Every night he wishes he would die
And if he did die
I would too
Because you see, he's part of me
