a little girl of only nine years old
forced to grow up too fast
just looking for a hand to hold
praying this pain won't last

she remembers mummy's wrongs
daddy trying to do right
but this little girl only longs
for a little bit of peace tonight

at only nine years old
she's sick of the hunger, the pain
all the nights left cold
she's trying not to go insane

she remembers the drugs daddy took
and how he tried to stop for her
she remembers how badly he shook
when his demons started to purr

she was only nine years old
when she tried to go away
once the thought of suicide took hold
she couldn't find a reason to stay

daddy quit drugs for his baby girl
and mummy let her go
daddy prayed he wouldn't lose her
mummy's love didn't show

after just nine years of life
a little girl died
the pain cuts through daddy like a knife
only then did mummy cry.