• upyerkilt
  • upyerkilt
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Topic: Cotton wool children. Written by Ken Godwin

had this one for some time
but I have ran out of words to ryhme
So if ye can think of an ending then start sending

lol

I was wanting this as a song but I cannot think of any rythums or chords that do not sound like othersongs I have done so I have left this for ages.
So ye can take it as a poem or help find a tune for it.

Cotton wool children

To protect them from society’s dregs
We wrap them up in cotton wool
At ten years old you’d think they are old enough
To walk home back from school
Everyday you’re at the gate
not knowing who the other people are
and when your son comes out with a smile on his face
you bundle him into your car

have things changed since I was young
or is it now we are just more aware?
When we walked home from school at 7 years old
Did that mean our parents didn’t care?
We were told not to talk to strangers
As our kids are told today
But in the news back then ye never heard
What you hear today

On the tv you hear about a paedophile
That snatched a little girl away
your 7 year old asks what’s a paedophile
and you look for the words to say
they have to know though they don’t understand
so you explain the best way you can
don’t talk to anyone that you don’t know
and if they smile don’t shake their hand

have things changed since I was young
or were things kept quiet from our ears
were problems just swept under the rug
to hide our parents fears
do people feel more braver today
to commit a terrible crime
because prison is just a holiday camp
they don’t mind going for a short time

when your kid’s out your sight
you worry where they are
they said they were going in for a friend
you never asked if it was near or far
2 hours have passed and your heart beats fast
faster than a cheetah on speed
you shout their name out at the door
but they’re in the garden so there was no need

have things changed since I was young
or are they getting worse every year?
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the End

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
  • buvvy
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Re: Cotton wool children. Written by Ken Godwin

Hi Ken aka UYK. Hopefully these words can help you finish off your song.
When i was young
everything was lots of fun
but since the passing of the years
there is nothing to allay our fears
our kids are safe or so we think
but that is only if we can watch them
from the safety of the kitchen sink.
times have changed all around
sometimes it is safer
to keep them around in our own suburban ground

Keep on Rocking and remember Animals Feel Pain Too.
  • upyerkilt
  • upyerkilt
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Re: Cotton wool children. Written by Ken Godwin

thanks buvvy,

I will keep these ones in mind. Just have to get a tune for it, or if not, I might just keep it as a poem.

cheers


I made a book of poems about 15 years ago. I never got it pulished since I didnt have a clue how to. Now I dont know where it is in this house. I must look them out sometime.

ken

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending