Another Night Of Tears

Verse 1

When I was a boy, small as a whisper

Hiding underneath this bed

Shadows on the wall, voices louder than thunder

Mama’s trembling hands, daddy’s words I dread

Another night of tears, falls slow on the pillow

Soft as rain outside the door

Silent and shaking, afraid to be noticed

I move, just a ghost on the floor

Chorus

I saw my daddy hit mama

Everything changed before my eyes

He looked at me, broke the silence

Left without a word or a goodbye

Mama held tight to my arm

We walked away, afraid and small

Daddy cried out in the hallway

But I never understood it all

Verse 2

Years stretched long, like old country fences

Mama packed her life in bags

Daddy’s voice on the phone, nothing but distance

I wondered if he ever looked back

Sometimes at night, those old rooms haunt me

Memory’s a merciless friend

Carpet stains and moonlight, broken down family

Some scars never seem to mend

Chorus

I saw my daddy hit mama

Everything changed before my eyes

He looked at me, broke the silence

Left without a word or a goodbye

Mama held tight to my arm

We walked away, afraid and small

Daddy cried out in the hallway

But I never understood it all

Bridge

Now they’re halfway gone, lost in their own hurt

I wonder if they remember those nights

So much crying, so much screaming

I’ve been trying, just to feel alright

Chorus

I saw my daddy hit mama

Everything changed before my eyes

He looked at me, broke the silence

Left without a word or a goodbye

Mama held tight to my arm

We walked away, afraid and small

Daddy cried out in the hallway

But I never understood it all

Outro

When I was a boy, I learned to hide

Another night of tears, I survived

The past still calls me back sometimes

With every cry, with every cry