The bruises may fade

You hit me once, you hit me twice
Please god can I have some advice?
Hold me close protect me now
Smile for me show me how

You hit again harder this time
Do you know about this crime?
I'm only young what have I done
I'll close my eyes and think of the sun

You hit me again and threw a knife
What have I done to deserve this life?
You abuse and hurt me each hurtful day
Sometimes I'm quite have nothing to say

You punched me and cut me again
Threatened me and held a cane
You made me cry here and there
Covered my mouth and stripped me bare

You pushed me down made me cry
For right now I wish to die
It's our little secret never to tell
If you do, you'll go to hell

You would threaten me make me bleed
Throw me across the room at great speed
Say I'm worthless nothing special to you
What if deep down this really wasn't true?

Do you know one thing is true?
That all the times I was black and blue
I really wanted you to suffer and die
No matter how much it hurt and made me cry

The bruises may fade…but the pain lasts forever