Laughing in the Dark

Black Sheep (Lyrics)

Hush little baby

Just go to sleep

Mommy's got a black eye

And Daddy's angry

The social worker's at the door

Calling the police

So drink your bottle of warm whiskey

And I'll help you count the sheep~

One: for how many years that you've been alive

Two: more times that daddy made your mommy cry

Three: short memories, none of which are pure

Four: little sheep as black as a storm~

But you're a big kid, now

And you've got your own addictions, now

You can raise yourself -don't need

No help

You're the darkest lamb

In your crowd~

Six: Other kids whose asses you've kicked

Seven: More homes that make you feel sick

Eight: Social workers who always let you down

Nine: Sets of parents say that you're not their child~

But it's ok, 'cause

You're a big kid, now

And you've got your own convictions, now

You're never lonely don't need

No one else

You're the darkest lamb

In your crowd~

Hush little child

Just stare at the heavens

Another father figure's

On top of you again

And everyone around you pretends

They didn't see

You blossom from a caterpillar into

A black sheep~

Ten: Whole years that you grew up in hell

Eleven: F*cked up voices that you've grown to know well

Twelve: Separate pills that you take each day

Thirteen's the  birthday you finally break~

Runaway, 'cause you're a big kid, now

And you've got your own conditions, now

Nobody's ever there

Can't even fix yourself

You're the darkest lamb

In your crowd~