Apple Tree

You wake up to a knock on the door

Just another angry landlord

Oh you hear another slap on the cheek

Just momma hittin' the floor

Then the pain wells up like the tears in your eyes

And that's when the devil gets inside

You wake up bout a half past four

You got the police at your door

Oh he's got your little girls t-shirt

Just a few words, you hit the floor

Then the pain wells up like the tear in your eyes

And that's when the devil gets inside

Says give it up, give it up

Let's plant that seed

And we can let it grow, let it grow

Into a great big apple tree

You see the fruit doesn't fall very far

From the family tree

All that pain, it'll grow to hate,

And then you can be like me

You can be like me,

Doo-be-doo-be-do, doo-be-doo-be-doo

Don't be weak

See there's a little girl knock knock knock knock knock

Knockin at your door

Hasn't had much more to eat than a shot of cheap whiskey

And she's just fifteen

You say give it up, give it up

Give it up to me

Give it up to me

Apologies if I brought you down with a bit of honesty

If you're out there, if you're out there suffering

Give it to me

You see the fruit doesn't fall very far from the family tree

All that pain, all that pain, share it with me, share it with me

Let it go, let it go

Let's plant that seed

And we can let it grow, let it grow

Into a great big apple tree