The Fighter

I was a fighter
In a previous life
I punched a man so hard
I had to run for my life
I ran to my mothers arms
I held on tight
I'll do what is best from now on momma
I'll do what's right

And she said
Run child
Run like the wind
But as soon as
This is over
Won't you please get sober
And start over again

And she said
Run child
Run like the wind
Don't fall down like your father
Who belongs in the gutter
Like the fool he is

But despite all this
Just know that I love you

Well I was a thriller killer
With a silicone knife
I stabbed their backs so hard
I was in fear for my life
I fled to the only safe place
I'd ever known
I caught every green light that night
on my way home

And she said
Run, child
Run like the wind
Soon as
This is over
Won't you please get sober
And start over again

And she said
Run, child
Run like the wind
But don't fall down like your father
Don't become the narcissist he is

But despite all this
Just know that I love you

I was spoiled rotten
Fading away
Making a spectacle of myself
Every day
Then I saw a teardrop fall down
from her face
And the moment that she saw my eyes
Her deepest fears were realized

She kept calling me
Calling me
But I would not pickup
She kept calling me
Calling me
But I would not listen

And she said
Run, child
Run like the wind
Soon as this is over
Won't you please get sober
And start over again

Run, child
Run like the wind
Don't fall down like your father
Who belongs inthe gutter like
The fool he is

But despite all this
Just know that I love you