I hope your suffering was brief
I hope the angels that watch over all little children
Came for you an' took you someplace beautiful and sweet

Suffer the little children

Dear Melissa, I often think of you
Every time I hold my baby in my arms
I say a prayer for your mama and daddy too
I know they miss you, miss you since you're gone

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Suffer the little children at the hands of evil men
No baby dolls, no teddy bears, no lullabies for them
Every mother's nightmare, will it ever end
Suffer the little children at the hands of evil men

You who done the deed better do some prayin' too
Better hope that God's forgivin' like they say
'Cause somewhere, somebody keeps a list of the evils that men do
An' your names right up there, I heard 'em say

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