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"Nikki's Changed" was recorded by the U.S. Mods at Rockhill Records, Studio One, in Kettering, Ohio. Tom Henninger thought it would be interesting to write a lyric from the perspective of a friend of a child molestation victim. The crime changes Nikki, but also affects the people around her in a profound way. Nikki was happy and fun, but now she's distant and withdrawn. Her friends, who loved her, now feel pushed aside and left out of Nikki's inner life. Sad but all too true, "Nikki's Changed" addresses a glimpse of life from a unique perspective.

This is an exceptional song. The video is so well done, and the actors portray the characters so realistically that it can be difficult to watch.

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Nikki’s Changed

All my life I’ve lived on Nikki’s street

All my life I’ve known her well

She’s always come and gone 

And done just what she’s pleased

There is something very different about her now

Nikki told me that her father was her friend

And they shared a secret no one else could know

Then she fell into my arms and exploded into tears

My Nikki said this secrets been since she was 15 years

Nikki’s changed

Nikki’s changed a lot inside her world

And no one seems to know where she’s going now

Nikki wakes up and she sees a cold gray world

She wonders through the night and falls asleep

She dreams a million miles away

As she looks up in the sky

She’s looking for the answer

You can see it in her eyes

Nikki’s changed

Nikki’s changed a lot inside her world

And no one seems to know where she’s going now

Oh Oh Oh Oh

Nikki didn’t used to be so strange

Oh Oh Oh Oh

Nikki’s changed

Nikki lives inside a cold room

Nikki lives inside a cold room

Nikki lives inside a cold room

Nikki lives inside a cold room

Nikki’s changed

Nikki’s changed a lot inside her world

And no one seems to know where she’s going now