stop

walk through the door
after a night out with friends
it hits you right away
its been another night spent
with you hugging the bottle

shut the door oh so quietly
hoping you won't wake
from your liquor fueled slumber
something I never quite understood

there's so much hurt there
i can see it in your eyes
but can't you see it in mine too?
you're breaking me slowly
without even knowing
why won't you just stop?

I know I should be
used to it by now
but dad, no one should be
used to what you do
not even me

why do you feel the need
to succumb to the bottle
to answer to the demons calling
to hurt me like you do

there's so much hurt there
I can see it in your eyes
but can't you see it in mine too?
you're breaking me slowly
without even knowing
why won't you just stop?

i may be strong
but i can't handle this
at least not anymore
and sometimes i wonder
if you knew what this did to me
would you stop then?
would you finally stop?

there's so much hurt there
(so, so much)
i can see it in your eyes
(its buried deep)
but can't you see it in mine too
(come on dad, look harder)
you're breaking me slowly
(slowly, oh so slowly)
without even knowing
(I wish you knew)
why won't you just stop
(please stop)