Rise then fall
surely as a man-made wall
risen in a time of war
Is all she's ever known
Layla grew up playing in the streets
Fired rounds cut the bottom of her feet
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeaaaaaaaah
She's only sixteen
Going on seventeen waking
Living in a bad dream
Sixteen
Going on seventeen
She tries
She's only sixteen
Going on seventeen eighteen
Is only in her fantasy
Sixteen
Going on seventeen
She tries
She's only sixteen
Eyes that don't
Ever see the light
Lose hope
But every single day
She prays
For a better tomorrow
Faith leads to all possibilities
In the night she dreams
of freedom and of peace
yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
She's only sixteen
Going on seventeen waking
Living in a bad dream
Sixteen
Going on seventeen
She tries
She's only sixteen
Going on seventeen eighteen
Is only in her fantasy
Sixteen
Going on seventeen
She tries
She's only sixteen
Out of sight
Another number on a headline
Ah ya laily ya lailyyy
yaaaaaa lail ah ya lail
She's only sixteen
Going on seventeen waking
Living in a bad dream
Sixteen
Going on seventeen
She tries

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