The Beating Goes On

Violence begets violence, hate begets hate

this issue must end before it's too late

it's one thing to spank, quite another to beat

whether its done at home or out in the street

public embarrassment just angers your kid

resentment will grow of which you'll never be rid

families then broken bonds forever lost

public beatings have a terrible cost

this circle exists and there is no denying

in the end what you'll find is a parent who's crying

wondering why their kids have lost all respect

when their beatings have been a form of neglect

sparing the rod is not spoiling the child

when it's most often the rod that makes the youth wild

parents wake up, if it's fear that you want

what you will gain are regrets that forever will haunt

your child needs you to be their greatest hero

don't treat them in a way that you appear as a zero

the mother in Baltimore in that brief little session

has taught to her son a truly terrible lesson

there's a form of discipline, one that's way over the line

that when their child misbehaves, they've learned that beatings are fine

you see beatings get passed down to the next generation

when the kids beat their own kids, it's a regeneration

nobody's been listening, the problem's not gone

the circle continues and the beating goes on