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| If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. Some day you’ll face The JUDGE of Grace. HE will decide Heaven or Hell, And you will not sigh, “Oh well”. If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. In that day You will pay. That’s when you realize, YOU are a Victim And all that time You thought you licked’m. If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. You are Victim umber ONE And now you know it wasn’t ‘fun’. You are only the first In a bloody lace Of all the victims You now embrace. If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. You will see a loved one And you KNOW what you’ve done! Then the others; In your being they flash, The Painful knowledge Of acting so rash! If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. Mothers and Fathers Sons and Daughters You feel what they suffered; Forced to watch While a policeman’s gun Gets another notch. If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. A notch of regret He was only a puppet, While YOU were the one Who could change the play. It was supposed to be A really great day. If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. A day for a wedding, A brand new heading; A graduation day From high school or college; Interring a future Full of knowledge. If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. Your name stands on line number one. The list is so long it will run Through all your relatives and friends; All who cared, In anguish they watched While in deceit you’re snared. If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. If you realize this now You WILL be shown how To stop the nightmare. YOU can change your life And stop the suffering Of division and strife. If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. Look up. Lift up your cup. Ask God to make you whole. HE will come in And change your life; Forgiving your sin. If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. HE will change your crime And give you blessed time. Those who love you Have now invested Into a new life That won’t get arrested! If it’s a ‘street punk’ Or driving drunk, There’s no such thing As a ‘victimless crime’! Sooner or later You’ll do your time. Victims become teachers. They cheer from the bleachers As they watch your new life And they see you grow It’s now worth it all, For this they know, “GOD IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN TAKE THE VICTIM OUT OF CRIME! HIS AGAPE’ LOVE AND WORD TRANSFORM ALL WHO COME TO HIM AND LEARN WHAT HE HAS TO TEACH THEM!” BY THE REVEREND DOCTOR NOEL T. BENOIST |