Daddy please don't strike me
Cuz I'm not a real man
It hurts so when you hit me
When I'm doing all I can.
Daddy I'm only 12 years old
Just trying to have some fun
But Daddy you ain't playin
When you hit your youngest son.
Daddy please just walk away
Please don't hurt me like you do
I'm tired of all this pain
That you always put me through
Daddy please try to understand
That I love you with all my heart
And that's why it hurts so Daddy
When you tear my world apart.
Mama please don't tell him
All things that I have said
Cuz then he's going to beat me
Like he wishes I was dead.
Mama I'm only 12 years old
Just trying to have some fun
But mama you ain't playin
When you hurt your youngest son.
Mama why'd you tell him
Why'd you turn your back on me
When he raised his heavy hand
Leaving bruises others see.
Mama can't you hear him swear
As he yells at me with a sneer
Boy you better stop your crying
Or I'll really give you something to fear.
Why do both of you want to hurt me
Do either of you really care
Or do you prefer to see me hurt
Broken and left in disrepair.
Mom and dad I'm only 12 years old
Just trying to have some fun
But both of you ain't playin
When you hurt your youngest son.
Why do both of you avoid me
Except when I do something bad
Then you're both all over me
God it makes me sad.
Why do both of you let me know
That I'm a failure in your eyes
That I will never be good enough
That it's me that you despise.
©ronvdm777
Sept 2019
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