Mommy's Hole

you turn to leave
after having just finished the one
where the bough breaks
and the cradle falls
and down comes baby
(presumably me)
and your parting words
about not letting bed bugs bite
offer no comfort
as you turn out the light

mommy - please don't go down
into your hole tonight
leaving me alone in the dark
feeling unloved and filled with fright

i know the next voice i hear
through these walls so thin
will be that of some man
who you invited
to fill the aching void
but instead all he does
is dig your hole deeper
leaving you lonelier
more filled with despair
than before

mommy - please don't go down
into your hole tonight
leaving me alone in the dark
feeling unloved and filled with fright

mommy is alone again
and knows not what to do
so she fires up a smoke
cracks open another beer
pops a pill or some powder
to ease her pain and fear
it really takes a toll on me
when mommy goes astray
'cause when mommy goes in her hole
mommy goes away

she went back down
into her hole tonight
leaving me alone in the dark
feeling unloved and filled with fright