Michael Jackson - Ben Lyrics

Michael has found friendship in a pet rodent. What's makes it different is the way he describes this situation. He feels as if no one else would accept such a good view of his friendship with this rat, but he gives a little more detail on it too. He thinks he can interpret the thoughts of the rat, and proclaims " You feel, you're not wanted anywhere". He then comforts the rat, and says: " There's something you should know, you've got a place to go". He views them as best friends and doesn't care what other people think. He wishes they would give the rat a second thought, because maybe they would see he really is a good friend..

Ok, so the song was written to describe a rat from the film but this song when taken out of context is quite touching. Michael Jackson manages to put so much emotion onto it with his sweet voice and the fact that he was so young. Knowing what we know of his childhood he certainly had a lot of emotion to draw on. I wonder if he really felt lonely like this in his life.