Sheltered

Let it all out

Stop hiding behind the pain

Not the only one who suffers

You don’t have to feel ashamed

Always smiling, never showing

Then world that all was not well

Carry the weight of the world

Upon your shoulders

The years go by so fast

An adult now, no longer looking to blame

Admire you for your courage

For he time that wasted away

Always smiling, never showing

Then world that all was not well

Good times were few and far between

Do you remember anything?

Sheltering the children

From the misery that he might bring

Always smiling, never showing

The early years weren’t so bad

Before the bottle took hold

Destroying everything in it path

Sheltered from the worst of it

Always smiling, never showing

Then world that all was not well