Drugs and Violence

   She tries to recall the sound of her daddy's voice, but
she can't. Years have passed since she heard him speak,
years since he told her that he loved her or called her by
name. When she can't stop the tears she sees his face
and wishes he was there, but...
   Drugs and violence took her life away. They dragged her
under where she couldn't breathe. She lives with it everyday.
   He sits in his cell, he's holding a photograph of his little
girl. He wonders how he got here, where did he go wrong?
He thinks about the life he lost, how he can't change it
now. As the tears roll down his cheek, he sees his
daughter's face and he wishes he could be with her. His
father's mistakes become his own.
   Alcohol and violence took his life away. They dragged
him under wouldn't let him breathe. Your father's mistakes
don't have to become your own, but he lives with it everyday.
   She's 17, trapped by her father's mistakes. He reads the
paper and can't believe it ended this way. Crimson paints
the pavement in front of the church, where his daughter
died. Her life was just beginning, but its already over. As
they wheel her away, her daddy cries. She got into what
she shouldn't and, now,
   The drugs and violence stole her life away. Dragged her
under where she couldn't breathe. In the end its the
choices you make, they affect everyone. She lived, and
died, with the drugs and the violence everywhere.