It must have been so hard
Racing for our kids, I know
Your mama, she fell apart
Cause daddy was never home
Sometimes I wanted to run away
Just couldn't leave my sister on her own
She's the reason why I stayed
Cause we were inseparable
But there's times you wanna be alone
Even when you're ten years old
So I'd barricade the door to my room
Stay in there all afternoon
As the fighting went on downstairs
I knew
I was safe inside my room
But there's times you wanna be alone

I always felt loved as a kid
But some days were good and some were *
And when the drinking started changing the mood
I would hide inside my room
And finally the day came
When my parents, they would separate
I didn't understand back then
But now I see it was the only way
Yeah, there's things that you just can't control
When you're only twelve years old
So I'd barricade the door to my room
Stay in there all afternoon
As the fighting went on downstairs
I knew
I was safe inside my room
I always felt loved as a kid
But some days were good and some were *
And when the drinking started changing the mood
I would hide inside my room
I would hide inside my room
I would hide inside my room
I would hide inside my room
Now I got children on my own
Yeah, I would die for them both
And I just couldn't do it alone
I tell them as I sing them to sleep
Oh my love, I promise you
You'll never have to hide inside your room