Emma (Album Version)

[Intro:] When it rains it pours All the pain we endure we should raise and march When it rains it pours Our demons we fight with a blazing torch When it rains it pours [Verse One:] There was a girl named Emma, Emma was 12 years old You can find this kinda girl in every area code She spends most of her days alone, locked in her room Looking out the window, raindrops in her room Thoughts of suicide, would even cut herself She didn't love herself, she hated her reflection She cried for attention but no one listened Emma was depressed, Daddy was missing Mommy was busy working, she wishes things were different She only had one friend, and that friend had both parents It hurt Emma bad, her soul slowly perished Momma loved her but Momma was always running errands Emma asked Momma, 'Momma, why you never home? Momma, I got an A in class look,' 'Baby that's good, but I gotta go to work, we'll talk about it later,' 'You always say that Momma,' 'I promise Emma', 'you always promise You always break it, you're not being honest,' [Hook x2:] When it rains it pours All the pain we endure we should raise and march When it rains it pours Our demons we fight with a blazing torch When it rains it pours [Verse Two:] Four years later, Emma's sixteen Doing bad in school, has a bad attitude Addicted to Valium's, addicted to sex with boys and girls in school bathrooms Emma can care less if Momma's never home Cause now she can bring boys to her house that are double her age so she can get blown She still misses the times when Daddy was around But Daddy left so that boy she just met with a car can hold her down She's looking for love in all the wrong places She's sleeping with strangers, the fast life's contagious She knows what she's doing is dangerous, but she don't give a shit If she lives or dies tonight, she's tryna live a bit Deep down, there's a little girl that just lost her route But no one was around to show her how to get out So now, she's stuck in the vicious cycle and it's going down, Something bad might happen if she doesn't slow it down [Hook x2:] When it rains it pours All the pain we endure we should raise and march When it rains it pours Our demons we fight with a blazing torch When it rains it pours [Verse Three:] Emma's twenty years old now but her face is thirty Maturity never struck but drugs aged her early She's been through a lot of tough times, mistakes and worry This place she's placed herself in is grey and blurry She barely sees Momma, when Momma tries to call her She says 'it's too late Momma, I gotta go meet Conner Conner is my new boyfriend, I know you never met him Cause I won't let him, he's asked about you, and I won't tell him How great of a mother you were, a drug addicted felon I'll keep that a secret between us, no need for yelling' Hangs up the phone, picks up a needle from the night stand Flicks it, a couple times and sticks it in her right hand Lays her head back on the pillow, looks at the ceiling Little does she know she's injected too much of that villain Looking out the window, she slowly dies off That's the last raindrop, her eyes saw [Hook x2:] When it rains it pours All the pain we endure we should raise and march When it rains it pours Our demons we fight with a blazing torch When it rains it pours [Outro:] When it rains it pours All the pain we endure we should raise and march When it rains it pours Our demons we fight with a blazing torch When it rains it pours