Little Red Riding Hood
Mother said,
"Straight ahead,"
Not to delay
Or be misled
I should have heeded her advice
But he seemed so nice

And he showed me things,
many beautiful things,
That I hadn't thought to explore
They were off my path,
So I never had dared
I had been so careful
I never had cared
And he made me feel excited-
Well, excited and scared

When he said, "Come in!"
With that sickening grin,
How could I know what was in store?
Once his teeth were bared,
Though, I really for scared-

Well, excited and scared-
But he drew me close
And he swallowed me down,
down a dark slimy path
Where lie secrets that I never want to know,
And when everything familiar
Seemed to disappear forever,
At the end of the path
Was Granny once again

So we wait in the dark
Until someone sets us free,
And we're brought into the light,
And we're back at the the start

And i know things now,
Many valuable things
That I hadn't known before
Do not put your faith in a cape and a hood,
They will not protect you
The way that they should
And take extra care with strangers,
Even flowers have their dangers
And though scary is exciting,
Nice is different than good

Now i know:
don't be scared
Granny is right,
Just be prepared

Isn't it nice to know a lot!
And a little bit not