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[ti:the last to say] |
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[ar:atmosphere] |
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As far back as he cares to remember, |
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he used to see his old man lose the temper |
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And Mama's pretty face would catch it all. |
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On a regular basis the nest would fall |
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But he was always safe from dads rage |
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cause mama sacrifice in his place. |
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Two dozen years of the blood sweet and tears. |
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Avoid the mirror,losin'her hair from the fear. |
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She never left him,stayed inside. |
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He beat her ass up until the day that he died. |
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In fact the biggest beating was the day that he died. |
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Cause now it's too late for her to make a new life. |
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She gets to mourn for the touch of a punch. |
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Won't ever admit that she ain't clutching at much. |
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Some day she'll die and still wont be done. |
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The anger lives on through their son. |
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Cause he saw,he caught it all, |
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a childhood of watchin'ma and pa get raw. |
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It's too bad for him;Naw'that's half the truth. |
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Cause you back with him now and he's smackin'you. |
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What happened to you?You don't have a clue. |
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Did your mamma use to suffer accidents too? |
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I never knew that you would stand for abuse. |
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I guess I just assumed you'd pack up and move. |
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Think about when you left him last time, |
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said out loud you'd never forgive his past crime. |
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Sunglasses so dark,scarf around the neck to cover the choke marks. |
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And since you got it just a fire returnin'. |
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You convinced yourself that he's just a hurt person. |
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You wanna blame that cross he bares, |
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but his pop's not there when he tosses you down stairs. |
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Let me be the last to say,please don't stay. |
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Let me be the last to say,you won't be okay. |
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Please put your shoes on and step into that warm leather. |
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Go get yourself a more better forever. |
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Gotta put it down,you gotta leave it, |
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and don't ever come back again;You gotta mean it. |
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Just tear it all apart and build new, |
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cause'if you don't kill him he's gonna kill you. |
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You can't hold hands when they make fists, |
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and I ain't the first to say this but, |
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Let me be the last to say,please don't stay. |
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Let me be the last to say,you won't be okay. |
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Let me be the last to say,please don't stay. |
