Chris C. Stevens - Bless the Children lyrics

I sit alone and God I'm so afraid Mom's at work, she needs the pay she can't afford to pay for my care so at the walls I sit and stare Mom says son now please don't cry you're so big now boy you're almost five the hunger pains they'll have to wait Mom won't be home 'til the hands on eight Bless the children and let them grow with no concerns, no tortured soul let them live a life that's pain free their face of innocence, it shouldn't be I'm in bed and it's still the same Dad will come, he'll play his games he says sshhh now don't wake Mom this won't hurt, baby you'll have fun He climbs on top, he then enters me it burns my insides, it makes me bleed Dad's no finished says says I was great I do so good for a girl that's eight Bless the children and let them grow with no concerns, no tortured soul let them live a life that's pain free their face of innocence, it shouldn't be Mom she drinks all the time it seems drinks so much her eyes they gleam we don't have food, my clothes are torn she never worries how much I'm worn All she cares about and all she needs is her bottle from what she feeds with me she never talks or plays from her bottle she never strays Bless the children and let them grow with no concerns, no tortured soul let them live a life that's pain free their face of innocence, it shouldn't be I'm a big boy now I'm almost four sometimes I drop things on the floor my Daddy he screams, he makes me scared and says I'm stupid to leave it there he slaps my face, he hits my bum he kicks and hits until he's done he walks away and leaves me there is it my fault Daddy doesn't care Bless the children and let them grow with no concerns, no tortured soul let them live a life that's pain free their face of innocence, it shouldn't be These gifts of God are in our care their joyous lives for us to share love them true and raise them right in your arms please hold them tight Show them a path that's straight and true let them learn all that they can do when faced with life of love not pain it is all of us that will truly gain Bless the children and let them grow with no concerns, no tortured soul let them live a life that's pain free their face of innocence, it shouldn't be