Call It A Weakness

Trouble came, chewed you up

Spit you out on the sidewalk in mid-July

Your heart was heavy, your mouth was dry

Sugarcane never did much for you

Now seemed to make some sense

Call it a death wish you're bent upon

Call it a weakness

You were in deep when you met him in autumn

He took a shine to your kid and it tugged on your heart

The stage was set, the lights went dark

His anger was the main event

Black-eyed, bruising and stark

So call it a death wish you're bent upon

Call it a weakness if you want

No one wants to feel forgot

So call it a weakness, a tender spot

Summer came like it always does

You were clinging to life

Your heart was heavy, your mouth was dry

They say that some kids just get off easy

The rest of us have to serve

So call it a death wish we're bent upon

Call it a weakness if you want

Call in a witness, tell you all you know is wrong

Call it a weakness if you want

Call it a weakness if you want