Lord, I'm Discouraged - Demo

Lord, I'm discouraged
The circle's sucked in her eyes
Lord, I'm discouraged
Her new friends have shadowed her life
Lord, I'm discouraged
She ain't come out dancing for some time

And I'm trying to light candles
But they burned down to nothing
And she keeps coming up with
Excuses and half-truths of fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths of fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths of fortified wine
There's a house in the south side
Where she stays in for days at a time

I know I'm no angel
But I ain't been bad that way
Can't you hear her?
She's that sweet missing songbird
When the choir sings on Sundays
And I'm almost busted
But I bought back the jewelry she sold

I come to your altar
But then there's just nothing
And she keeps insisting
The sutured and bruises are none of my business
She said that she's sick
But she won't be specific
The sutured and bruises are none of my business
There's a guy from the north side
He comes down to visit
His visits, they only take five or six minutes

Lord, I'm sorry to question your wisdom
But my faith has been wavering
Won't you show me a sign
And let me know that you're listening?

Excuses and half-truths of fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths of fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths of fortified wine
I don't know for sure, if she's alright
So mostly I pray she don't die