rocking horse

Daddy left the other day, Left me a rocking horse, Left mama sad and crying, Left me with no remorse, Mama's stuck in bed now, I'm doing all the chores, Though left without a penny, At least I have a horse. Daddy said that he’ll be back, Just ride my rocking horse, When I start to miss him, I ride it back and forth, Mama's doing better now, Though not the best of course, When she starts to cry, I leave to ride my horse. Dad's been gone a long time, Ma is hard and stern, He's never coming back, That's what I've grown to learn, I'm often never happy, My smiles are always forced, Left with nothing but, A god damned rocking horse. Mama found a boyfriend, And he's really mean, She’ll excuse his temper, Because at least he doesn't leave, She's always going out, She's never home no more, I put it in the attic, That stupid rocking horse. I told my Ma to leave, When I saw the bruises, She don't wanna hear it, God I feel so useless, When he starts to scream, And call her stupid whore, I hide up in the attic, With my rocking horse. He finally left the other day, Ma's feeling blue again, I found her in the bathtub, In a sea of red, I can't get out of bed now, I can't do any chores, I thought about my daddy, And burned that rocking horse.