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