I'll never kneel before you for mercy
I'll kiss the day that I wake on my own
Go pick a stone and cast it now or hold your peace
I won't lose sleep underneath your blue sheet
All that I see settles in like concrete
I grieve the days they won't pay what they owe
Love is so strong, it lasts so long, but we won't
Hope has burn out, it went with ease, it could not stay
They saw him change the day he held a babe
Her fate was sealed when she chose to stay
Low down and gone, but damn he was free
She hand strong hands that prayed for me
