Bobby

Bobby pleaded guilty to the charges that they read

As they led him from the courtroom, a young voice turned his head

A little boy, dressed in blue, was standing at the rail

He said "I hope they kill you, I hope you go to hell"

They put Bobby in a jail with forty other men

They all knew what he had done, they were glad to take him in

They'd all seen the headlines about Bobby and his wife

How they loved each other, and how he took her life

Day after day, he sat alone

Night after night, they'd hear him sing his song (he'd sing)

R: Baby, I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down

No harm will ever come to you as long as I'm around

I am not afraid of what people say or do

The only thing I fear is being here...without you

The little boy dressed up in blue grew up to be a man

When he fell in love himself, he came to understand

How it was that Bobby took the life they both adored

Cause Bobby couldn't stand to see her suffer anymore

He took out the papers from the trunk beneath his bed

And all the years just disappeared as through his tears he read

The stories of the accident that robbed his mama's mind

And the man who held her in his arms and chose to cut the line

And the one about the man who sits alone

Year after year, singing his song (he'd sing)

R:

The young man drove his car up, and parked outside the gate

They led him to a cold gray room, the guard told him to wait

When the guard brought Bobby in, the young man finally knew

He still missed his mama, but he'd missed his daddy too

And when the guard left the two of them alone

He took Bobby in his arms, and the young man sang the song

Daddy, I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down

No harm will ever come to you as long as I'm around

You have taught me not to fear what people say or do

The only thing I fear is being here...without you