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