Sons and Daughters

Well, 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

[Chorus]

Throw your babies in the water [Da da da]

Let your hair down like you used to

And tell all your sons and daughters [Da da da]

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 [Da da da]

Let your hair down like you used to

And tell all your sons and daughters [Da da da]

They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to

Craddled, whipped

And mother's tongue

It's not hard to see

What went wrong

If I told you once, I done 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 [Da da da]

Let your hair down like you used to

And tell all your sons and daughters [Da da da]

They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to

Throw your babies in the water [Da da da]

Let your hair down like you used to

And tell all your sons and daughters [Da da da]

They don't have to grow up like you

They're not supposed to