Verse A#m G#
Sweet little girl, with nothing to say
A#m
She hides in the smile she wears on her face
G#
The secrets of her the family keeps
A#m
The secrets of him that blacken the sheep
G#
She shakes at the sound of jingling keys
A#m
The man that she loves, the violent disease
G#
'Cause when he's around, there's nothing to hide
A#m
She makes no sound as she swallows her pride
[Pre-Chorus]
F# Fm
And Daddy only comes when he's ready for more
A#m G#
She waits on the floor, she watches the door
F# Fm
And Daddy only comes when he's begging for more
A#m G#
And just like before he opens the door
[Chorus]
A#m C# F#
Weigh your heart against my eyes
D#m
(Are you sober now, is it over?)
A#m C# F#
Weigh your heart against my eyes
D#m
(She'll be so let down when she's older)
A#m C# F#
Play her father when she cries
D#m
(Now she's so messed up, and she says)
F# G#
All I want is...
[Verse 2]
A#m G#
Now he returns like every time
A#m
With rum on his breath and her on his mind
G#
There's no one around to witness the crime
A#m
B scream won't sound past the property line
G#
The man that she loves, the wicked offense
A#m
She takes the attention, suppresses the rest
G#m
Emotion and pain, it can't be disguised
A#m
The smaller she feels, the bigger she cries
[Pre-Chorus]
F# Fm
And Daddy gives it all 'cause he loves you the most
A#m G#
He's stretching your clothes, you're clenching your toes
F# Fm
He says he gives it all 'cause he loves you the most
A#m G#
He's holding you close, his hands on your throat
[Chorus]
A#m C# F#
Weigh your heart against my eyes
D#m
(Are you sober now, is it over?)
A#m C# F#
Weigh your heart against my eyes
D#m
(She'll be so let down when she's older)
A#m C# F#
Play her father when she cries
D#m
(Now she's so messed up, and she says)
F# G# A#m F#
All I want is you
F# G#
All I want is...
[Bridge]
A#m
Now she's of age, and he's on his last
But nothing can heal the scars of her past
G#
She feels so alone and angry, because
A#m
She sees him the way the family does
G#
So late in the night, her eyes seeing red
A#m
And Daddy lay sick on the hospital bed
G#
She creeps in the room with a bag in her hand
A#m
And smothers the face of a terrible man
F# Fm
If Daddy only stopped when she begged him before
A#m G#
He'd be so much more, she'd be so much more
F# Fm
If Daddy only stopped when she begged him before
[Chorus]
A#m C# F#
Weigh your heart against my eyes
D#m
(Are you sober now, is it over?)
A#m C# F#
Weigh your heart against my eyes
D#m
(And she's so let down, now she's older)
A#m C# F#
Play his daughter when he lies
D#m
(Now he's so messed up, and he says)
F# G#m A#m F#
All I want is you
(Now he's so messed up, and he says)
F# G#m A#m F#
All I want is you
(And she's so let down when he lies)
F# G#m
All I want is...