《 10,000 Maniacs - What's The Matter Here? 》

《 10,000 Maniacs - What's The Matter Here? 》

That young boy without a name I'd know his face

In this city the kid's my favorite

I've seen him I see him every day

Seen him run outside looking for a place to hide from his father

The kid half naked and said to myself "Oh, what's the matter here?"

I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's their kid I stay out of it

But who gave you the right to do this?

We live on Morgan Street

Just ten feet between and his mother, I never see her

But her screams and cussing, I hear them every day

Threats like: "If you don't mind I will beat on your behind"

"Slap you, slap you silly"

Made me say, "Oh, what's the matter here?"

I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your kid, do as you see fit

But get this through that I don't approve of what you did to you own flesh and blood

"If you don't sit on this chair straight

I'll take this belt from around my waist and don't think that I won't use it!"

Answer me and take your time

What could be the awful crime he could do at such young an age?

If I'm the only witness to your madness offer me some words to balance out what I see and what I hear

All these cold and rude things that you do I suppose you do because he belongs to you

And instead of love, the feel of warmth you've given him these cuts and sores won't heal with time or age

Songwriters

ROBERT BUCK, NATALIE MERCHANT

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