We Don't Talk About That

from NAKED TRUTHS by John Hanlon

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Domestic abuse and Infanticide are not things we like to talk about, but we really should.

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We don’t talk about that
We never talk about that
We don’t talk about that
And we really should talk about that

Pity the woman
Who hides her face
All of her children live in fear
Too often hungry
Always scared
Methamphetamine and beer
Battered and abused
Conflicted and confused
This is not how it should be

But we don’t talk about that
We never talk about that
We don’t talk about that
And we really should talk about that

Cold of heart
Hot in head
Cowardly and cruel
It was just an accident
I feel like such a fool
I never meant to
Hurt the kid
It was just a flash of rage
I regret the things I did
I’d like to turn the page

Angels are weeping
Another baby dies
Can you imagine so much pain?
Somebody’s lying
Nobody takes the blame
And then it’s happening again
There’s nothing left to say
Just turn and walk away
This is not how it should be

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from NAKED TRUTHS, released August 8, 2021
ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY RUSSELL FINCH

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JOHN HANLON Auckland, New Zealand

Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, the son of a Chinese mother and New Zealander father of Swedish, Irish and Scottish extraction.
Raised variously New Zealand, Singapore and on an iron mine deep in the jungles of Malaya,
In the early 70’s, accidentally became a Pop Star in New Zealand.
In 1978 left the stage for a quieter, more private life
Now, nearly fifty years later, is back with a new album. ... more

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