Daddy said he couldn't get sober, couldn't get sober,

even if he tries.

mama said the marriage ain't over, marriage ain't over,

till the day she dies.

I said I just want normalcy, just want normalcy,

it will suffice.

 

daddy said he couldn't get sober, couldn't get sober,

god knows he's tried.

mama said the marriage ain't over, marriage ain't over,

for all the tears she's cried.

I said I just wanted normalcy, just wanted normalcy,

didn't wanna say I survived.

 

I said the beatings they hurt me, the words they convert me,

don't wanna stay alive.

mama said oh my sweet baby, my own baby,

Push it all inside.

she said you're papa he's a good man, he's a sweet man

its the beer that's why.

 

daddy said the beer it loves me, the whiskey converts me,

just wanna stay high

mama said oh sweet baby, my own baby,

our daughter she cries.

daddy said he couldn't get sober, couldn't get sober,

that this was our life.

 

I said mama won't you love me, won't you protect me,

won't you be on my side.

mama said this marriage ain't over, marriage ain't over,

It'll be alright.

Sometimes I wonder still, at times I wonder still,

how I survived.