CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE

If she cared a little less

It would be okay

If she didn't have to hear

Everything they say

But she'll learn to lie

That's the way things go

As the pieces fall apart

And the tensions grow

Caught in the crossfire

As a love went down

She picked up a few hits

And they ricocheted around

They were thinking of themselves

They were getting what they need

She got caught in the crossfire

And the young can bleed

She's trying to grow up

She's trying to find her own heart

Trying not to take sides

As the shouting starts

Trying to get through school

Trying to ignore

And she wonders why she

Can't sleep at night anymore

She got caught in the crossfire

As a love went down

She picked up a few hits

And they ricocheted around

They were thinking of themselves

They were getting what they need

She got caught in the crossfire

And the young can bleed

(What's the matter with her, what's the matter with her

What's the matter with her, what's the matter with her)

There was a time when she could talk to her mother

Now she's running for cover

She can hear them fight

And she don't know what to do

Every shot they take

She can feel it too

While they're cutting the ties

Between husband and wife

She is slashing her wrists

With a kitchen knife

She got caught in the crossfire

As a love went down

She picked up a few hits

And they ricocheted around

They were thinking of themselves

They were getting what they need

She got caught in the crossfire

And the young can bleed

Caught in the crossfire

As a love went down

She picked up a few hits

And they ricocheted around

They were thinking of themselves

They were getting what they need

And she got caught in the crossfire

And the young can bleed

Caught in the crossfire...

from Moonlight Grocery

©1984 Word of Mouth Music

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