Take Me
Home
Came in from the cold to raining fists
I could tell by the blows that you had wet your lips
Piercing the night with her cries
When her only crime
Was staying around here
So I ran and hid knowing I’d be next
Wondering how this pain could be bound by flesh
I’ve been such a bad girl that no one in this world
Would ever want me
Hallelujah, take me home
Hallelujah, take me home
Anchor me in this flood
Wash me clean in my own blood
Persecute me as the child I am
Can’t you see I’m just a little lamb
Lost in these pastures
Alibis for your anger and the scars
Wish I had the courage to tell them who you really are
Close the door and draw the blinds
You can dress my wounds, but can you heal my mind
Wake me from this lifemare
Hallelujah, take me home
Hallelujah, take me home
That fateful day when it all changed
Your hand fell so hard I couldn’t recognize her face
Vowed that you would never hurt us again
Swore that I wouldn’t pretend
That everything’s fine
Not this time
Now she’s gone, you set her free that day
With her last breaths I can still hear her say
Your daddy loves you child that’s just his way
He loves you child I know he’ll change
Mama it’s too late
It’s much too late
Hallelujah, take me home
