Dead Of The Night

A little girl who just turned nine

Awakes to another fight

She covers her head

And closes her eyes

How could the neighbors not have heard

Done a thing or said a word

What was painfully clear

Too often occurred

The rumors started

When it all came to an end

They blamed it on the bottle

And said he was a drinkin' man

Sometimes in the distance

You can still hear her cry

Breaking the silence

In the dead of the night

She walks softly down the hall

Sees his shadows on the wall

Turns the corner

Sees her mama fall

Daddy went too far this time

He's just about to cross that line

He never saw it comin'

He thought he had that forty-five

The rumors started

When it all came to an end

They blamed it on the bottle

Said he was a drinkin' man

Sometimes in the distance

You can still hear her cry

Breaking the silence

In the dead of the night

She didn't chose this life

She's a victim of circumstance

But she made a choice that night

And took the law in her little hands

The rumors started

When it all came to an end

They blamed it on the bottle

And said he was a drinkin' man

Sometimes in the distance

You can still hear her cry

Breaking the silence

In the dead of the night

Breaking the silence

In the dead of the night