id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 3001 Ian, Janis Society's Child (lyrics) .txt text/plain 255 29 104 Society's Child (Janis Ian) Copyright (c) 1966 Taosongs Two (BMI) Admin. by Bug Come to my door, baby Face is clean and shining black as night My mama went to answer You know that you looked so fine Now I could understand the tears & the shame She called you boy instead of your name When she wouldn't let you inside When she turned and said "But honey, he's not our kind" She says I can't see you any more, baby Walk me down to school, baby Until they turn and say "Why don't you stick to your own kind" Then why won't they just let us be? One of these days I'm gonna stop my listening Gonna raise my head up high One of these days I'm gonna raise up But that day will have to wait for a while Baby, I'm only society's child Baby Baby Baby ./cache/3001.txt ./txt/3001.txt