These nights, these days, this young girl's so afraid

Here in the moon's soft light she's praying

Cause she knows if he satys there'll be a price to pay

Her and his son's new life, he wants to go inside and she sees



That he can't control his disease

But he'd never hit her if she hadn't screamed



Looks like she's waiting for the shorter hand

But I wonder if she knows how slow it goes

She's got two evils and she can't decide

If she weighs her choices right, it tips one side

One new life, one bad guy



So young, so scared, a big world where no one cares

Oceans of faith recede to waste lands

It's too bad, it makes me so sad to see another have to grow up without a 

dad

At least not one like he needs, a man who leads

He's got too much rage



Cause he's way too old for his age

And I doubt he'll ever grow to change his ways



Looks like she's waiting for the shorter hand

But I wonder if she knows how slow it goes

She's got two evils and she can't decide

If she weighs her choices right, it tips one side

One new life



God, give her courage now to decide

So hard to know what's wrong and right

She needs to know what's best for her son

Not this one, leave him here



Looks like she's waiting for the shorter hand

But I wonder if she knows how slow it goes

She's got two evils and she can't decide

If she weighs her choices right, it tips one side

One new life, one bad guy