His footsteps coming closer down the hall
 She's so ashamed, she's daddy's secret love
 She wants to cry, she wants to die, but he can't get enough
 The bruises on his face will go away
 Mom keeps him home from school till they fade
 She's sorry he was born and tells him so
 He takes it in, he hangs his chin, he ducks another blow

 Did God overlook it
 What ought have been written
 The eleventh commandment
 Honor thy children

 He cries for hours, cries and never stops
 He shakes so hard his little cradle rocks
 He'll never have the chance to be brand new
 He'll never walk, he'll never talk, he's addicted too

 Did God overlook it
 What ought have been written
 The eleventh commandment
 Honor thy children

 Thou shalt not kill
 Thou shalt not steal
 Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain
 Thou shalt not cause thy children pain

 God does not overlook it
 What ought have been written
 The eleventh commandment
 Honor thy children
 Honor thy children