The 88 - Sons And Daughters lyrics

Well, it all began like a new routine We were drunk, we were tired, we were sick, we were in between And the jig was up when the sun went down It was dark, it was mean, it was black, there was not a sound And when the morning papers did not come We shook our heads We knew that we were done And so we sat and prayed for just another try Throw your babies in the water Da da da Let your hair down like you used to And tell all your sons and daughters Da da da They don't have to grow up like you They're not supposed to Now the birds don't sing and the cars won't go There's a lump in your throat There's no songs on the radio And the walls caved in, and the well went dry, and the mountain shook And the people all wondered why And in the morning I woke up to find there's someone here There's someone in mind and so I hung my head and And began to cry Throw your babies in the water Da da da Let your hair down like you used to And tell all your sons and daughters Da da da They don't have to grow up like you They're not supposed to Cradled whipped and mother's tongue It's not hard to see what went wrong If I told you once like I done told you twice, You can beg you can kneel you can pray, you'll be sacrificed And when the morning papers did not come We shook our heads We knew that we were done And so we sat and prayed for just another try Throw your babies in the water Da da da Let your hair down like you used to And tell all your sons and daughters Da da da They don't have to grow up like you They're not supposed to Throw your babies in the water Da da da Let your hair down like you used to And tell all your sons and daughters Da da da They don't have to grow up like you They're not supposed to