The Dirty Guv'nahs - Child lyrics

Gather round in the living room Been awhile since you told her “I'll see you soon” Mark the ground and we'll cover your body today Papa's words were they all a lie? I heard the truth from a blackbird in the sky It's never easy when you bury a man to be free It's a blind, crying shame When you deal, and you feel, only pain So I lie to myself, yes I bleed down the middle The gift that you made is worth more than a little She's a child, running wild and free Faded letters laying on a shelf Memories that were only for herself Light a match now, leave em and light em on fire What's a child ever gonna say Bout a man gone twenty years to the day Let the light come and carry you back to your home It's a blind, crying shame When you deal, and you feel, only pain So I lie to myself, yes I bleed down the middle The gift that you made is worth more than a little She's a child, running wild and free Tell me where's your pride And did you ever think to miss The ones you cast aside?