Once upon a time there was a girl 
In her early years she had to learn 
How to grow up living in a war that she called home 
Never noticed just where to turn for shelter from the storm 

Hurt me to see the pain across my mother's face 
Everytime my father's fist would put her in her place 
Hearing all the yelling, I would cry up in my room 
Hoping it would be over soon 
 [bad word] fade father, but the pain remains the same 
And I still remember how you kept me so afraid 
The strength is my mother, for all the love she gave 
Every morning that I wake, I look back at yesterday 
And I'm Ok 

I often wonder why I've carried all this guilt 
When it's you that helped me put up all these walls I've built 
Shadows stare at night through a crack in the door 
The echoes of a broken child screaming please no more 
Daddy don't you understand the damage you have done? 
For you it's just a memory but for me it still lives on 
 [bad word] fade father, but the pain remains the same 
And I still remember how you kept me so, so afraid 
The strength is my mother, for all the love she gave 
Every morning that I wake, I look back at yesterday 

It's not so easy to forget 
All the marks you left along her neck 
When I was thrown against cold stairs 
And everyday im afraid [bad word] home in fear of what i might 
see NEXT 
 [bad word] fade father but the pain remains the same 
And I still remember how you kept me so afraid 
The strength is my mother for all the love you gave 
Every morning that I wake, I look back at yesterday 
And I'm OK
Mmhmm 
I'm OK