You left me at the mall
A quarter made the call
Got picked up by your dad
It was way past nightfall
I wandered through the halls
A stalker lurked real tall
I hid from him for hours
In a tagged bathroom stall
I was only a kid
Not old enough to know
The parents are to blame
You know what you did
But it's tough for you to show
Empathy through your pain
You left me in the rain
I cried until I was drained
But you didn't give a damn
As long as you refrained
I walked the way home
No sidewalks, no cones
But you didn't give a damn
As long as you atoned
I was only a kid
Not old enough to know
The parents are to blame
You know what you did
But it's tough for you to show
Empathy through your pain
Only a kid
Only a child
Only a boy left out in the wild
Only a kid
Only a child
Only a boy left out in the wild
I was only a kid
Not old enough to know
The parents are to blame
You know what you did
But it's tough for you to show
Empathy through your pain
(I held out my hand)
Only a kid
(You didn't grab on)
Only a child
(I held out my heart)
Only a boy left out in the wild
(It got stomped on)
(I held out my hand)
Only a kid
(You didn't grab on)
Only a child
(I held out my heart)
Only a boy left out in the wild
(It got stomped on)