It's three in the morning
He's just pulling in
She closes her eyes and wishes him gone again
He's back on the bottle
And back from the bar
She's back to survival as he stumbles out of the car
He comes storming in like he's got the right to pick a fight
She hopes her Mama knows how to dodge the blows by now
'Cuz it's happened so many times
Yeah but that's how it goes when Daddy's aren't heroes
She's not yet a woman
But she's no little girl
Deep in her heart she carries the weight of the world
She's held back her anger
And she's held her tongue
She's held it inside her and oh the damage it's done
He comes storming in like he's got the right to pick a fight
She hopes her Mama knows how to dodge the blows by now
'Cuz it's happened so many times
Yeah but that's how it goes when Daddy's aren't heroes
No lullabies
No nursery rhymes
No kiss goodnight
No one to make it right
No place to go
Because no one should know
Oh it's so confusing
There's no happy ending
But that's how it goes
That's how it goes
Yeah, that's how it goes when Daddy's aren't heroes
It's three in the morning
He's just pulling in
She closes her eyes and wishes him gone again