another statistic

i don't want to be another statistic
some suicidal teen
who makes a choice to kill herself
when the world just seems too mean.
she can't go on with life
or so to her it seems
reality has fallen short
and so have many of her dreams.

i don't want to be another statistic
some pregnant little girl
who met this great guy
and then gave sex a whirl.
she was only fifteen
but it felt so right
she thought they'd be together
for more than just a night.

i don't want to be another statistic
some kid strung out on crack
who started at a party
and now he cant turn back.
first cigarettes and alcohol
now meth, crack and cocaine
hes been smoking it so long that now hes gone insane.

i don't want to be another statistic
some girl left in the rain
who was walking home from school
then raped and left in pain.
she cant tell her parents
and it hurts to tell her friends
she doesn't know what she'll do
to make the nightmare end.

i don't want to be another statistic
some kid out of school
who dropped out really early
and was acting like a fool.
he thought that it was boring
he thought that it was dumb
he doesn't have an education
but he lives on the streets like a bum.

i don't want to be another statistic
some stereotypical teem
I'm gonna make a difference
ill finish with my dream.
i wont end up pregnant
on drugs or even dead
i wont drop out of school
because ill use my head.

i don't want to be another statistic
to fit in some mold
of what society thinks of kids today
because it's getting kind of old.
not all of us are bad
in fact most of us are good
when will the world see us
and give us credit like they should.
- amanda