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Coming Home To Stay
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Everything Else once upon a time
there was a litte girl
she had freckles and dark eyes
red hair adorned with curls
never knew the real story
but probably for the best
only knew what she saw or heard
could only imagine the rest
she heard the screams, she heard the glass
being broken in the hall
she sat behind closed doors
crying, pressed against the wall
she was only a child
and she didnt understand
just why he would hit her
then try to hold her hand
all she knew is that she cried
everytime they fought
then came kisses and false apologies
but love cannot be bought
she remembers hiding in the corner
screaming for them to stop
she looked into his eyes
and felt her heart drop
those eyes, like steel
so cold, they didnt care
those eyes, so dark now
she received an angry glare
seeing your mother
being shoved into a wall
will stay with you forever
it's still vivid, it wont fade at all
she can play it like a video
she sees it in her mind
she remembers the color of her shirt
she thought her mother must be blind
but it wasnt her mother
that was blind to the pain
its just that her love was stronger
she made it through the rain
childhood memories
some of laughter, some of tears
these memories have lasted
through all these trying years
and now this girl is older
and she begins to understand
just why her mother never left him
and why she held his hand
this little girl
im sure you know is me
i've opened my innocent eyes
because the truth i needed to see
now as for my mother
she's cried her share of tears
i never knew i broke her heart
but ive realized it over the years
she loves her children
more than life itself
if i could go back there are things
that i would change about myself
if i knew what she was going through
and what she still goes through today
i would have never left her
id still be there today
but i was too young,
and in my mind i thought
that leaving would make things better
looking back, i shouldve fought
i shouldve stayed with her
we couldve made it through together
because after the rain comes the sun
its worth the stormy weather
i just want to say im sorry
for leaving you that way
i swear ill make it up to you
somehow ill find a way
even through these tears
and these painful memories
you were always there to help
you always made me see
that tomorrow would be brighter
and theres always another way
mom i swear ill come home to you
but it just wont be today
im sorry, i love you
please keep that on your mind
im so sorry for hurting you
im so sorry i was blind
everyone makes mistakes
but mine broke your heart
did you know i broke mine too?
it hurts to be apart
and i miss you so much
a little more everyday
i love you mom, please dont cry
im coming home to stay
