Cinderblock

Locked in my room Hiding under the bed Can't seem to quiet The screaming in my head Daddy is drinking He's angry again Crawl out the window He'll be out cold by ten Walking downtown Singing songs to myself Wishing that I Could be somebody else A man on the sidewalk Who's been there since dawn Asks for a dime And he sings me this song This town isn't big enough for the two of us This town isn't big enough for the two of us This town isn't big enough for the two of us So goodbye Back at the trailer It's quiet and dim Daddy's asleep With a bottle of gin I see my reflection In the mirror again Bruises and scars Hows it hurts to be ten This town isn't big enough for the two of us This town isn't big enough for the two of us This town isn't big enough for the two of us So goodbye From the shelves that he made I take a cinderblock I life it up high Such a heavy rock Above daddy's head I hold my liberty As I let it drop This is what I sing This town isn't big enough for the two of us This town isn't big enough for the two of us This town isn't big enough for the two of us So goodbye