And it all began like a new routine

We were drunk we were tired we were sick

We were in between

And the jig was up when the sun went down

It was dark it was mean it was black

There was not a sound

And when the morning papers did not come

We shook our heads

We knew that we were done and so we sat and prayed for

Just another try

Throw your babies in the water

Let your hair down like you used to

And tell all your sons and daughters

They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to

Now the birds don't sing and the cars won't go

There's a lump in your throat

There's no songs on the radio

And the walls caved in and the well went dry

And the mountains shook

And the people all wondered why

And in the morning I woke up to find

There's someone here

There's someone in my mind

And so I hung my head

And I began to cry

Throw your babies in the water

Let your hair down like you used to

And tell all your sons and daughters

They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to

Cradled whipped

And mother's tongue

It's not hard to see what went wrong

If I told you once I told you twice

You can beg you can kneel you can pray

You'll be sacrificed

And when the morning papers did not come

We shook our heads

We knew that we were done and so we sat and prayed for

Just another try

Throw your babies in the water

Let your hair down like you used to

And tell all your sons and daughters

They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to

Throw your babies in the water

Let your hair down like you used to

And tell all your sons and daughters

They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to

Sons and Daughters - The 88