how come, how long

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there was a girl i used to know, she was oh so beautiful, but she's not here anymore, she had a college degree, smart as anyone could be, she had so much to live for, but she fell in love, with the wrong kinda man, he abused her love and treated her so bad, there was not enough education in her world, that could save the life of this little girl, how come, how long, it's not right, it's so wrong, do we let it just go on, turn our backs and carry on, wake up, for it's too late, right now, we can't wait, she won't have a second try, open up your hearts, as well as your eyes, she tried to give a cry for help, she even blamed things on herself, but no one came to her aid, nothing was wrong as far as we could tell, that's what we'd like to tell ourselves, but no, it wasn't that way, so she fell in love, with the wrong kinda man, and she paid with her life, for loving that man, so we cannot ignore, we must look for the signs, and maybe next time, we might save somebody's life, i on occasion met that guy, he stirred up bad feelings deep inside, something about him wasn't right, the way he proves himself a man, by beatin' his woman with his hands, oh i wish she'd seen the light, how can someone like that, call himself a man, in reality he's far more less than that, and we cannot ignore, whenever we see the signs, 'cause any kinda of abuse, god knows isn't right,