I've been thru kidnappings and runaways
I've been thru gangsta wars and drive-by's
I've been thru guns and blades
I've been thru rape and pregnancy
I've been thru missing persons and finding bodies
I've been thru disapearences
I've been thru eternal pain and suffering
Yeah
I was the protected one
I know people who have been kidnapped
I know friends who have run away and disapeared
I know people threatened by gangs, knives and guns
I know more of rape and pregnancy than people realize
I know parents looking for kids missing and dead
I know caring people who want to find loved ones
I know the hurt of not finding, and not knowing
Yeah
I was the protected one
I seen the effects of someone being kidnapped by hated relitive
I seen the effects of kid running away cuz life is tough at home
I seen the effects of kid realizing the real world is tougher
I seen the effects of having a gun pointed to your head
I seen the effects of having a knife held to your throat
I seen the effects of friends holding each other from a downed friend
I seen the effects of unwanted pregnancy resulting from rape
I seen the effects of family losing a daughter, not knowing where to start looking
Yeah
I was the protected one