“Give It Up” (Kickin’ Drug Abuse) Words & Music: Shelley Fisher Verse I Children of the world, are you listening? Theres a wicked, sickness going ‘round And if you let it get into your blood stream it’ll turn your whole life upside down Now theres a man down one the corner dealing poison by the bag he’ll sell you a dream, you’ll smile for a while and from then on your lifes a drag Chorus ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future in drug abuse Verse II Oh Preachers and Teachers, are you listening? ‘cause you been talking just a little too fast Giving out your sermons and your lessons but the students just keep nodding in class Chorus ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future in drug abuse Verse III Oh Mothers and Fathers, are you listening? You got a duty to your kids you can’t ignore You got to sit on down and tell’em what the man is gonna sell’em If the apples turning rotten...you’re the core Chorus ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future ‘Give It Up’, turn it loose, theres no future in drug abuse all rights reserved (c) 2007 Shelley Fisher dbaVantown Music Company(ASCAP/TONO)