Child

Gather round in the living room
Been awhile since you told her “I’ll see you soon”
Mark the ground and we’ll cover your body today
Papa’s words were they all a lie?
I heard the truth from a blackbird in the sky
It’s never easy when you bury a man to be free
It’s a blind, crying shame
When you deal, and you feel, only pain
So I lie to myself, yes I bleed down the middle
The gift that you made is worth more than a little
She’s a child, running wild and free
Faded letters laying on a shelf
Memories that were only for herself
Light a match now, leave em and light em on fire
What’s a child ever gonna say
Bout a man gone twenty years to the day
Let the light come and carry you back to your home
It’s a blind, crying shame
When you deal, and you feel, only pain
So I lie to myself, yes I bleed down the middle
The gift that you made is worth more than a little
She’s a child, running wild and free
Tell me where’s your pride
And did you ever think to miss
The ones you cast aside?