Baby Blue

She was born in a little shack by the river
The youngest in a set of five
A blended family
They don't share the same mothers
And most don't know which of her lover's
Is their father

She has three brothers
Who never really
Gave a damn and her sister
Was the only mother
She knew as a child

Every Sunday found her in a dress
Sitting in a pew
While the man at the pulpit
Preached about forgiveness
And the golden rule

      And they wonder where
      She lost her way,
      She only dresses up in
      Casual clothes
      Drinks away her problems and
      Falls in love with badboys
      Wherever she goes

Where have you gone baby blue?
Why all the tears?
Who stole your light baby blue?
Why do you fear?
Where is your knight baby blue?
Who's arms you gonna run too?

Die hard Christians in the public eye
But behind closed doors Satan arrives
Scriptures beat into their hides
And they bled his verse
God became a demon in
In their dirty broken home

She was an old woman by
The age of seventeen
Overused and abused
On her back or on her knees
Became her destiny

Then she ran into a virgin
He was the brother of
A friend
A little different
A little fun
Then came baby number one

Where have you gone baby blue?
Why all the tears?
Who stole your light baby blue?
Why do you fear?
Where is your knight baby blue?
Who's arms you gonna run too?

Things went downhill as
The babies came
And she started to wish
She never knew his name

A cage is an accessory
She wasn't comfortable wearing
She searched around for
Free ground
And slept with any man
Who caught her fancy

Anything to make her
Forget the bruises and
The broken bones
The shattered dreams
And the hell she once called
Home

      And they wonder where
      She lost her way,
      She only dresses up in
      Casual clothes,
      Drinks away her problems and
      Falls in love with badboys
      Wherever she goes

Where have you gone baby blue?
Why all the tears?
Who stole your light baby blue?
Why do you fear?
Where is your knight baby blue?
Who's arms you gonna run too?

She was twenty seven
When she opened her eyes
Grabbed her freedom from
His violent times

Now the marks on her skin
Are a treasured memory
And she no longer
Cowers when a fist is raised

Her life is hectic
And it's not all
Fun and games
But for the first time
She's happy and plans to
keep it that way

Where have you gone baby blue?
Why all the tears?
Who stole your light baby blue?
Why do you fear?
Where is your knight baby blue?
Who's arms you gonna run too?