Merry Go Round

From the painful rays of daybreak
 Ripping darkness out your eyes
 To every kiss with bourbon breath
 Your daddy didn't hide, he didn't hide
 From the crack of his backhand slap
 To your mama's blue veined hands
 That held her rosary desperately
 'Cause she didn't understand
 From the brokenhearted playground
 In the lonely afternoon
 To the violence of little boys
 And the crying in your bedroom
 Till the wind blows right through you and rain don't get you wet
 Till your lips move constantly but you ain't said nothing yet
 Till you ride that horse in circles, going up and coming down
 Round and round, it's a merry go round
 From the bitter tears of helplessness
 Falling from your grandma's face
 As they strap you to the stretcher
 While she quickly packs your suitcase
 From the money that you stole
 From her on the day she died
 To the long lines at the clinic
 Waiting for a days supply, a days supply
 Till the wind blows right through you and rain don't get you wet
 Till your lips move constantly but you ain't said nothing yet
 Till you ride that horse in circles, going up and coming down
 Round and round, it's a merry go round
 From the phone booth on the freeway
 When there's no one left to call
 To the porcelain cod you pray to
 In the public restroom stall
 From the milky white of heroin
 As it bubbles and it sooths
 To the dirty sheets you lie on