a boy left at home
a boy all alone
a boy who only cries
cause that's the way he identifies

a mother, an addict
a mother with a habit
a mother laying on her back
that's the way the deck is stacked

a father who don't exist
a father who'd be a risk
a father who left before
the boy ever met the age of four

a family was never his
a family was just was just
was just a surreal dream
was just a mean theme
cruel hope in the darkest regions
like sins spoke to the virgin legions
who could never understand

a boy left at home
a boy left alone
a cycle that never ends
but only begins again, again, and again