The Kids

Album: Berlin (1973)
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  • They're taking her children away
    Because they said she was not a good mother
    They're taking her children away
    Because she was making it with sisters and brothers
    And everyone else, all of the others
    Like cheap officers who would stand there and flirt in front of me

    They're taking her children away
    Because they said she was not a good mother
    They're taking her children away
    Because of the things that they heard she had done
    The black Air Force sergeant was not the first one
    And all of the drugs she took, every one, every one

    And I am the Water Boy, the real game's not over here
    But my heart is overflowin' anyway
    I'm just a tired man, no words to say
    But since she lost her daughter
    It's her eyes that fill with water
    And I am much happier this way

    They're taking her children away
    Because they said she was not a good mother
    They're taking her children away
    Because number on was the girl friend from Paris
    The things that they did - ah - they didn't have to ask us
    And then the Welshman from India, who came here to stay

    They're taking her children away
    Because they said she was not a good mother
    They're taking her children away
    Because of the things she did in the streets
    In the alleys and bars, no she couldn't be beat
    That miserable rotten slut couldn't turn anyone away

    I am the Water Boy, the real game's not over here
    But my heart is overflowin' anyway
    I'm just a tired man, no words to say
    But since she lost her daughter
    It's her eyes that fill with water
    And I am much happier this way
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  • Lauren from ChicagoTalk about a song wrenching an emotional reaction out of the listener. The wailing of the children just rips your heart out. One of Lou's best songs.
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