Title: Let Them Be
ttto: Let It Go by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez

All nerds at bay in the school every day
With the bullies running free
They just want to be their own selves
Say the bullies, "Be like me"
The school can't save them,
Nor their parents, nor their friends
And each wonders, "Is this how my dream ends?"

Just let them game; just let them read
Don't make some teacher have to intercede
Don't make them kowtow or implore
And they can soar!

Let them live; let them go
Do not take from them their dreams
Let them LARP. Just outgrow
Your wish for nerdish screams
This is what makes them feel alive
It's not just a whim
These let them live and not just survive

It's funny how small difference
Brings treatment so roughshod
If you're open you will find you're
Quite comfy with the odd

It's time to see you're not the boss
A win for them is not your loss
Compassion's strong so let them be
Be free

Let them live; let them go
Don't be that horrid guy
Let them sing. Let them grow
Don't live to make them cry
Then you both can change and thrive
Do not be a prig...

Do you not know what persecution does to those
Their souls are fracturing even if you've never come to blows
And if not decency, then worry 'bout attack
They may decide that you are worth an ugly hack

Let them be. Do not blow
Your chance to change and learn
Let them code. Now just go
Apologize for spurns
You don't need this hateful urge
If you heal, we all
Find how our humanity can emerge

My lyrics copyright 2021 by Arthur Tansky. License granted for
non-commercial, non-political archiving and performance as long as:
1. copyright notice is maintained, and
2. no money changes hands.

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Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" pobox "dot" com

Guessing a lyricist's opinions from his songs is as futile as
guessing an author's opinions from his novels.

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