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Jack in a box

Jack was a boy who struggled in schoolĀ 

Getting suspended ...for breaking the rulesĀ 

He would wonder the streets and rob out the shopsĀ 

Take milk from the doorsteps and lead from roof topsĀ 

His mum was an addict his dad wasn't thereĀ 

Troubled young Jack got put in to careĀ 

Stuck in the system..Ā Jack's just a number

From pillar to post now split from his brotherĀ 

He's mixing...

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