Mother walks the streets 

with a baby in her hands 

While the child weighs on her mind 

Mama's looking for a man 



'Cause her Daddy's in the doldrums 

and Mama wants to dance 

Yeah, Daddy's in the doldrums 

and he can barely stand 



So where were you? 



His eyes stood frozen, dark 

A breath of overcasting black 

I watched her walk away 

I know she ain't coming back 



'Cause her Daddy's in the doldrums 

and Mama wants to dance 

Yeah, Daddy's in the doldrums 

and he can barely stand 



So where were you? 



With each step she took 

Another nail driven 

In building her wreck 



No, don't look back or 

Watch me reign down 

'Cause it's an act 



Though my love just feels deceit 

the sickening beat gets carried away