There’s a little boy laying on his bed
He’s pulling his pillow over his head
In attempt to block out their screams and yells
But he still hears them curse, damn each other to hell
He’s heard the stories and he shakes with fear
Knowing Mommy and Daddy could break up this year
And his little heart fills up with a lot of pain
Each memory leaving a deep dark stain
He knows he doesn’t understand
But he thinks it’s all his fault
He ruined all their plans
It’s 6 A.M. when the boy awakes
He’s cried so much his body aches
And he hears the quiet cry
Of his lonely Mother sobbing, Why?
Her dreams of a family shattered
Her every emotion scattered
How does she tell her little son
His hero got scared and decided to run
And his little heart fills up with a lot of pain
Each memory leaving a deep dark stain
He knows he doesn’t understand
But he thinks it’s all his fault
He ruined all their plans
But now his Daddy’s gone
But now his hero’s gone
He asked himself, “What’d I do wrong?”
Cuz he feels like he’s to blame
And every night he cries himself to sleep in shame
Knowing there’s nothing he can say to bring Daddy back today
And his little heart fills up with a lot of pain
Each memory leaving a deep dark stain
He knows he doesn’t understand
But he thinks it’s his fault
He ruined all their plans
He swore he’d never make the same mistake
But 20 years later he decides he’s had all that he can take
But as he packs his things and says goodbye
He hears his daughter’s painful cry
And he wonder’s how he grew so blind
He drops his bags, changes his mind
Cuz his little heart remembers a whole lot of pain
Every single moment that left a deep dark stain
He knows she wouldn’t understand
But this time it’d be his fault if he ruined all her plans
Cuz one little heart can fill up with a lot of pain
Each memory leaving a deep dark stain
A little heart…
A lot of pain…
© Travis Logan 3/19/2008
