Lyrics:

There was a girl I used to know
She was oh, so beautiful
But shes 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
Its not right, its so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on

Wake up, for its too late
Right now, we cant wait
She wont 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
Thats what wed like to tell ourselves
But no, it wasnt 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 somebodys life

How come, how long
Its not right, its so wrong
Do we let it just go on
Turn our backs and carry on

Wake up, for its too late
Right now, we cant wait
She wont have a second try
Open up your hearts as well as your eyes

I on occasion met that guy
He stirred me bad feelings deep inside
Something about him wasn't right

Ohoho, 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? (He's not a man)
'Cause in reality he's far more less than that

And we cannot ignore wherever we see the signs
'Cause any kind of abuse God knows isn't right

How come (How come), how long (How long)
It's not right (It's not right), it's so wrong (So wrong)
Do we let it just go on (Just go)
Turn our backs and carry on

Wake up (Wake up), for it's too late (Too late)
Right now (Now), we can't wait (We can't wait)
She won't have a second try
Open up your hearts as well as your eyes