Mama, I know you're hurting but I'm hurting too,

I know you're angry, Mama,

But I'm angry too,

So stop raising your voice and listen,

One, two, thee, four, five,

That's how many days it's been since my granddaddy died,

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,

That's how many months it's been since my other two granddaddies died, 

It's funny how quickly things change,

Six years old and I'm forced to see the world through the eyes of someone who nobody meant me to be,

Six years old when the cops showed up at the door, 

Where's my daddy?

He's not coming home anymore,

What do you mean he's not coming home?

You have a new daddy now,

One, two, three, four, five, 

That's how many years it's been since I've felt alive,

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,

That's how many years it's been since my daddy died,

That's how long it's been since I've called someone else my dad,

Yell at me some more, dad,

I'm sorry I drank a glass of milk,

I won't have some anymore,

I'm sorry I made peanut butter cookies,

I thought you liked them; you never leave me any,

One, two, three, four, five,

That's how many years it's been since my childhood died,

Now I'm seventeen,

And I'm just a girl,

Who is trying to find her place in this messed up world,

I graduated this year, 

There was a bunch of empty seats,

Where members of my dead family were supposed to be, 

I just want my daddy to tell me he loves me,

But he's never coming back,

I just want my granddaddies to tell me they loves me,

But they're never coming back, either,

So just hold me and tell me it's going to be okay,

Because I'm only seventeen, 

I'm just a girl, 

Who is trying to find her place in this world.