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Outside These Walls

Outside these walls the winds do blow,
The rain comes down and then it snows,
But here inside, the world is 'fine',
So this is where I'll stay.

Outside these walls there's war and pain,
The world I knew is not the same,
But here inside, my life is 'good',
So this is where I'll stay.

Outside these walls, it's Truth or Dare,
Where people live and seldom care,
If those around are up or down,
So this is where I'll stay.

Outside these walls are tastes and sounds,
Adventures, love; excitement found,
Inside these walls I'm feeling bound,
But this is where I'll stay.

Outside these walls; afraid to look,
For though I gave, some others took,
And left me feeling weak and scared,
So this is where I'll stay.

Outside these walls, I want to be,
Inside these walls is where I flee,
To get away, and never feel,
Forever here I'll stay.

by David Ronald Bruce Pekrul

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