He wakes up like a bull in the bed
Fourteen thousand snakes in his head
Just stay out of his way I said
Let him have his drink
Let him have his smoke
Try and ignore him
Like holding back a choke
Just stay out of his way I said
I don't know why he became a daddy
Never once did he hold the baby
And I try to make it up
With everything I got
To be a loving mama
You only get one shot

He walks out of the door at last
We all climb into the bed fast
Sing little songs and brush our hair
For just ten minutes we don't care
We think we hear the door and freeze
The smallest one's about to sneeze

And in our heads we're saying please
It's only the trees..
Never once even held the baby
I try and make it up
With everything I got
To be a loving mama
You only get one shot

You know I been working on this plan
How to leave this hollow man
But it's not just me, we are three
I promise soon we will be free
Let him have his drink
Let him have his smoke
Every day that passes I find a little hope
Just stay out of his way I said

Then one day it must be done
I buy the bullets and the gun
He's beating me and my sweet son
I won't let him hurt anyone
I let him have his smoke
Give him lots of drink
Soon he'll be passed out
On the floor by the sink
You can hide but you cannot run"