Just Say No

They say to the child

To the class of teenagers

Singing along to the radio

Lyrics promising a fun night

Or one you won’t remember

Just Say No

Because drugs are damaging

Tobacco kills

Marijuana opens the door

Cocaine is dangerous

It only takes one time

Just Say No

It’s an expensive habit

To get started when you are young

You learn when you are older

That drugs cost an arm and a leg

And sometimes more

Just Say No

For the orphan child

Whose parents were murdered

In the neighborhood where she grew up

Because it was controlled by a gang

And someone didn’t pay

Just Say No

Drugs grown down south

Must get to the States

They travel through many dirty hands

Past many innocent eyes

To make it to your party

Just Say No

They leave out the part

Where you are hurting strangers

With every night out

Forget your high

Think of her goodbyes

Just Say No

Stop the cycle

Of violence and bloodshed

Torture and corruption

Because one less yes

Could mean many more hellos