Steve Taylor - Baby Doe lyrics

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Unfolding today, a miracle play<br />

This Indiana morn<br />

The father, he sighs, she opens her eyes<br />

Their baby boy is born<br />

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"We don't understand, he's not like we planned"<br />

The doctor shakes his head<br />

"Abnormal", they cry and so they decide<br />

This child is better dead<br />

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I bear the blame, believers are few<br />

And what am I to do?<br />

I share the shame, the cradle's below<br />

And where is Baby Doe?<br />

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A hearing is sought, the lawyers are bought<br />

The court won't let him eat<br />

The papers applaud when judges play God<br />

This child is getting weak<br />

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They're drawing a bead, reciting their creed<br />

'Respect A Woman's Choice'<br />

I've heard that before, how can you ignore<br />

This baby has a voice<br />

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I bear the blame, believers are few<br />

And what am I to do?<br />

I share the shame, the cradle's below<br />

And where is Baby Doe?<br />

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Where will it end? Oh no, no<br />

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It's over and done, the presses have run<br />

Some call the parents brave<br />

Behind your disguise, your rhetoric lies<br />

You watched a baby starve<br />

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I bear the blame, the cradle's below<br />

And where is Baby?