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PEOPLE STAND ON THE SIDELINES IN THE NEWS READING ALL THE BYLINES WONDERING, WHAT IF, WHAT IF THEY COULD SUBTRACT ALL THE OUTLINES THEY'RE SUFFERING WITH. . . Putting ketchup on tomatoes suffering with skiing on mashed potatoes there is no summertime without the rain won't be seeing you again I MUST RECEIVE SO THAT I MAY BELIEVE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY STANDING TALL STILL CAN'T REACH THE SKIES YET I TRY, I TRY, FOR THE OUTCRY I CRY OUT I TRY I CRY THE OUTCRY places burning fires forest trees are burning everywhere I keep reaching and reviewing all those things that can' never be explain can't be right about the rain cause ain't no clouds near I MUST RECEIVE SO THAT I MAY BELIEVE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY STANDING TALL STILL CAN'T REACH THE SKIES YET I TRY, I TRY, FOR THE OUTCRY I CRY OUT I TRY I CRY THE OUTCRY WE CRY LIKE NEW BORN BABES, WE CRY, (SIGH!!) WIMPERING LIKE LITTLE BABY PUPS NOW PUTTING KETCHUP ON TOMATOES DOES IT SEEM LIKE CANABALIZM I MADE IT MY DECISION TO SKI ON A HILL MADE OF MASHED POTATOS THERE IS SUMMERTIME WITH THE RAIN AND I WILL SEE, SEE YOU AGAIN I MUST RECEIVE SO THAT I MAY BELIEVE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY STANDING TALL STILL CAN'T REACH THE SKIES YET I TRY, I TRY, FOR THE OUTCRY I CRY OUT I TRY I CRY THE OUTCRY IS A VISION NOT A RELIGION I STAND ON MORALS NOT IDEAS MANMADE PHILOSOHIES I STAND TALL, I'LL BE STRONG I CRY, LOUD FOR THE OUT CRY NO MATTER HOW HARD I VOW KEEPS ME HONEST AND HOW WELL NOT I CRY OUT FOR THE OUT CRY written by James Edward Lee Sr. June 26 2012
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