Daddy why did you do that to mommy?
You said if we hit somebody
we're suppose to say sorry
But you never say sorry
daddy you yell now
Why did you tell that man that
mommy just fell down
Mommy didn't fall down daddy's lying
Mommy why are you always sad
and always crying?
Daddy why are you always
mad you always fighting?
Why do you always say I'm bad
even when I'm trying?
No I don't want to go to my room
I don't want to go to bed now
I want to be with you
I don't want to daddy it's to early
I didn't mean it daddy
I'm sorry I'm sorry
I promise I'll never say that again
I'm sorry daddy please
don't hit me again
Please I'll be a good boy now
Don't put me in the room please
don't turn the lights out
(what did I do?
I'm sorry daddy that's all I
want to say to you)
CHORUS
Where?where were you?
just when I needed you
Daddy where were you
Where?where were you?just when
I needed you
Mommy where were
you
(golden child)
What up pops I ain't got to tell you
my heart is as hard as a rock
Things have changed since
I was the age six
Yet some situations stay the same
Like the way I conceal my pain
Growing up I'd swear my name was
every profane thing a man could say
I used to make excuses like you wer
en't the one that hit her
It was just the liquor in ya
My dad the perfect example
of hatred an d why am I so bitter?
Ya told me real men don't
cry that was a lie
You don't realize what goes
on inside of my mind
As time passed my heart
ran cold my emotions froze
Lost track of the bruises
and the broken bones
Just once wanted to hear
that you loved me
Wrap your arms around me and hug
me yeah right
Remember the first time I
couldnt feel the pain
It was when grandma came
and took me to church
Where God relieved the hurt and
he knows it took work
But I forgave you he could save
you but the question is
Will you let him in it would
be such a blessing
To see you as a changed man and holdin my mother's hand
CHORUS