Youth in Action Song

• Alone at home, and bored to death,
• The time is ticking In slow motion,
• Lazy bugs, gasping for breath,
• Outside, some strange commotion!
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• Picking through the shade,
• One eye still partly closed,
• Seems like some kind of a crusade,
• Some deep matters publicly exposed?
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• Hm..the background music  rose
• Pushing the dreams back to sleep,
• The sun is shining and the wind blows
• I hear people and the car’s beep.
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• Rushing downstairs to check for myself
• The huge poster is blocking my way
• Some leaflets left on the left corner shelf,
• On the square, people doing a role play.
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• As strange as a dream, pulling me towards
• The small table with a big sign,
• Saying boldly ‘’ People, these are Free Hugs’’
• So I stepped with my feet on the colorful line.
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• An African boy smiles at me and stares
• Deep into my eyes, without a shame,
• ‘’Let us hug’’, he says, ‘’who cares,
• Don’t hate me, cause on you I don’t put a blame.’’
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• With tears in my eyes, i felt the pressure,
• His small hands around my waist,
• I experienced the biggest treasure,
• Love, peace, and solidarity I’ve now embraced.
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• Looking puzzled around me,
• I had the feeling the world is there,
• He is hugging her, and I am hugging thee,
• Asian for Indian, White for African, they all do care.
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• It wasn’t for too long until I had to inquire,  
• What is this causing such a great in me reaction?
• A voice said, ‘’we love, we cherish, and inspire,
• What you see brother, is simply ‘’Youth in Action’’!