• my father just got home from "work"
    the smell of beer lingers
    he always acts just like a jerk
    with my mothers hands inside his fingers

    my sister takes me back inside
    as the fighting has begun
    we go back to her room and hide
    until we see first light of sun

    now they're back inside the house
    with what i thought was little harm
    im as quiet as a mouse
    when i see the bruises on her arm

    the night we left is very clear
    my sisters blood and knife in hand
    she tried to do it out of fear
    the last time she took off her wedding band

    he yelled and screamed and caused a fright
    breaking plates, causing a muck
    he passed out around midnight
    and we snuck out in my moms truck

    i didnt understand it then
    im still unsure about it now
    i dont know what or why or when
    but im glad we found a way out somehow

    i speak to my father from time to time
    i go to his house on holidays
    hes sober now, causes no crime
    lets see how long THIS time stays...