I Went To Bed Hungry

I went to bed hungry 

But it wasn’t for fashion 

or fame 

because my house got blown up 

And now I’m afraid 

The children sleep 

They sleep in the mud 

Their beds are no more 

Now we ONLY have love 

I asked daddy why

He said the bad guys are outside 

We can’t flee

We can’t fight 

I put out my light 

And went to bed hungry 

I went to bed hungry 

Because mommy said “No!”

And when she went to bed 

I slipped into the night 

I crept into the hall

And slid down the stairs

There’s crackers to spare 

I took maybe 5 

No need to share 

Mommy heard me and came down 

She made me feel light 

In the morning my head hurt 

And my eye black as night 

Next thing I know I had to turn on the light

I went to bed hungry 

I went to bed hungry 

Because the world can be cruel 

I got called fat by the kids at school

They said my hair is greasy 

And my clothes are too tight 

They said I look like I’m homeless 

And I’m only 8

They told me I smell

And my face is not right 

They told me to die 

So tonight I fight 

I went to bed hungry